Menschenliebe
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| Directed by | Alexander Tuschinski |
| Produced by | Alexander Tuschinski |
| Written by | Alexander Tuschinski |
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Sebastian B Alexander Tuschinski Dominic Rödel Marc Ortner Tonie Redford Nadja Schneider |
| Cinematography | Alexander Tuschinski Matthias Kirste Joachim Sommer |
| Edited by | Alexander Tuschinski |
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78 minutes (at 24fps) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Menschenliebe is an independent German feature film directed by Alexander Tuschinski. It had its premiere in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2010. It was screened and received numerous awards at international film-festivals, was additionally shown in various cinemas and screening events in Germany, and was officially released online in June 2013. It is the first instalment of Tuschinski's informal Trilogy of Rebellion - three very different feature films connected by the same thoughts, ideas and main characters, although each tells an independent story: Menschenliebe, Timeless and an upcoming project called Revolution!. Additionally, the film Break-Up refers to some events of Menschenliebe.
The film is about a young physics-student, Arnold Richter, who loves classical music - especially Mozart's opera Don Giovanni. Being a shy introvert, he has no luck finding a girlfriend. One day, he meets a man reminiscent of Don Giovanni. His new mentor teaches him how to seduce any woman in two minutes - but the more Arnold follows his advice, the more surreal his world becomes.
The protagonist of Menschenliebe, Arnold, is fond of classical music and mentions that Don Giovanni is his favorite opera and that he attended a performance the day before the film's story starts. Therefore, in Menschenliebe there are numerous references to classical music, and its score consists mostly of classical pieces. In the film's beginning, they are often orchestra-recordings, while towards the end they are often recorded on synthesizer as Arnold's world becomes more and more surrealistic.
Menschenliebe's soundtrack includes many pieces from operas by Mozart. The film opens with the overture to Nozze di Figaro. Tuschinski was inspired by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's film of that opera for his opening montage, and had planned to open a film that way since his early youth. The film's opening, set to the music, is also an "overture" as it already features many elements that appear later in the film: Arnold's writing, rejection-letters from girls, Konstantin kissing a woman, among other elements.
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