Mostly Martha

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    109 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
  • |
    • Languages
    German, Italian
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Sandra Nettelbeck
WRITTEN BY:
Sandra Nettelbeck
CAST INCLUDES:
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Thomsen, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner, Maxime Foerste

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"A BRIDGET JONES' DIARY for the culinary set," raves Village Voice. This charmingly delicious film is rated at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and was an official selection of the London, Locarno and Toronto Film Festivals. From Director/Writer Sandra Nettelbeck, it centers on a headstrong chef whose solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

SYNOPSIS

When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount… until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood.

Mostly Martha

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    109 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
  • |
    • Languages
    German, Italian
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Sandra Nettelbeck
WRITTEN BY
Sandra Nettelbeck
CAST INCLUDES
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Thomsen, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner, Maxime Foerste
"A BRIDGET JONES' DIARY for the culinary set," raves Village Voice. This charmingly delicious film is rated at 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and was an official selection of the London, Locarno and Toronto Film Festivals. From Director/Writer Sandra Nettelbeck, it centers on a headstrong chef whose solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.

When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount… until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood.

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