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Synopsis: Helen has it all: friends, an attentive second husband, a cheerful teen daughter, musical talent, and a university teaching job. Then, something's amiss: is her husband cheating, does she have a fatal disease, does her past haunt her? There's a quick hospitalization, a disclosure, a bond with one of her students, Mathilde, and a dark chasm that seems to be opening in front of her: can Helen do anything about the problem she won't discuss, or will it swallow her?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Sandra Nettelbeck
Production: E-1 Entertainment
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
2009
120 min
Website
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Like now it's her fauIt

that he sleeps around

like some f***ing. . . dog in heat.

I thought only female dogs

go into heat? Don't they?

What do male dogs do?

It's a permanent condition for them

that doesn't require a name.

Susanna, remind me --

when exactly did we lose

the ability to have

a civilized conversation?

-Excuse me.

-I didn't bring this up.

-Yes, you did.

-I did? No, I didn't.

Yeah, you made a reference to. . . .

We believe that life can be perfect.

So we are always miserable

because it never is.

Whereas they beIieve that even

under the best of circumstances,

life could maybe be improved.

So what are you saying?

That we should lower

our expectations

to a point that they're already met?

No, I think she's saying we should

go to Europe more often.

Yeah!

But you don't need

to go back, David.

There's no room for improvement

in his life.

He loves his life.

-Isn't that disgusting?

-M m-hmm.

Somebody should sue me.

-l wiII.

-Now there's a job.

That might be a dare.

Helen, are you still in there?

Helen?

Excuse me.

Um, have you seen my wife?

Helen?!

Helen!

What the f*** is going on?

What are you doing here? Huh?

Sorry, I didn't feel well.

What's wrong? Are you okay?

Yeah. It's nothing.

Nothing? You disappeared

without saying a word to us.

I'm sorry.

I should have said something.

Listen, David, it doesn't have

anything to do with you.

Is there someone else?

Is there?

Wait a minute.

Is that what this is all about?

You're suspecting me

of f***ing around?

No. Of course not.

Then what is it? What's so awful

that you won't tell me?

I'm sorry.

Sorry for what?

Helen, I used to know

everything about you.

For better or for worse, remember?

Come on, honey. Talk to me.

What's going on?

Stop it! Please!

Please stop interrogating me.

Helen?

Jesus Christ.

Helen!

Hey.

Oh, God!

Helen!

-David?

-Hey, honey. Hey.

M r. Leonard?

How is she?

WeII, there's nothing

physically wrong with your wife.

I've notified Dr. Barnes.

He's the neurologist on call.

I don't understand.

You just said there's nothing --

there's nothing wrong with her.

You'll have to wait for Dr. Barnes.

Give me the goddamn time of day,

wiII you?

She was practically unconscious.

It seems the problem is psychiatric.

What the hell are you talking about?

There's no physical cause

for her symptoms.

Look, this is. . . .

You know what?

I want a second opinion, all right?

Well, I am the second opinion.

Please wait for Dr. Barnes.

Do you suffer from insomnia

or hypersomnia?

Less sleep or more than usual?

She hasn't sIept

through the night in a while,

but she's always been

a light sleeper.

Have you been in a depressed mood

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Sandra Nettelbeck

Sandra Nettelbeck (born 4 April 1966) is a German film director and screenwriter, best known for her film Mostly Martha (2001). more…

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