A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to take an interest in the artistic work of the lover and coaches him for a big job interview. Little does he know that the job he's helping the lover to get is within his own company... A story about strange circumstances and the limits of friendship.
Direction
Dörrie's precise comic timing turns cringe into genuine pathos.
Acting
Lauterbach's slow-motion ego death is a masterclass in humiliation comedy.
Production
That apartment is basically a fourth character—chaotic, cramped, perfect.
Director
Doris Dörrie
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