Mostly Martha

Mostly Martha (2001)

Bella Martha

Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

Date of release
2001-09-09
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (118)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Sandra Nettelbeck

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: European Film Award for Best Actor

Mostly Martha is a 2001 German romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck and starring Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, and Sergio Castellitto. Filmed in Hamburg, Germany, and Italy, the film is about a workaholic chef who is forced to adjust to major changes in her personal and professional life that are beyond her control. The film won the Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix Award, and was nominated for the Goya Award for Best European Film in 2002. It was also nominated for the German Film Awards Outstanding Feature Film.

Production

Mostly Martha was filmed from March to May 2000 in Hamburg, Germany, and Italy.

The soundtrack is comprised mostly of music by artists from the ECM Records stable, including Keith Jarrett, Steve Reich, David Darling, and Arvo Pärt, with most compositions dating from the 1990s. Manfred Eicher, founder of ECM Records, is credited as music consultant.

"Country" (Keith Jarrett) by Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, and Jon Christensen

"Let's Do It in A-Flat" (Steve Reich) by M. Segal, S. Reich, J. Gunkel, and M. Fonfara

"How Deep Is the Blues" (Steve Reich) by M. Segal, S. Reich, J. Gunkel, and M. Fonfara

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