Presented as part of Goethe-Kino
‘Everyone Else’ by Director Maren Ade is a film which brilliantly traces the subtle shifts in the relationship between two people with opposite personalities – Chris is reflective and idealistic, while Gitti is spontaneous and down-to-earth – they could make a perfect match, but instead their differences fuel the lingering crisis. There are painful moments of betrayal and recognition, but Ade withholds from turning this into a melodramatic duel in the sun. Instead she adds a dose of the absurd and the unpredictable to her precise observation, which is never cold and lets us analyse and at the same time feel for her two protagonists, who are superbly played by Lars Eidinger and Birgit Minichmayr. The latter was awarded the Silver Bear for best actress at the Berlin Film Festival 2009. Maren Ade received a Silver Bear for best direction.
