Totem
GER 2011, 86 min
A family’s routine spinning out of control with the arrival of a stranger.
Synopsis
A young woman called Fiona shows up in a city in the Ruhr region to work for the Bauer family as a housekeeper. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer and their children all live their own lives, they coexist without communicating with each other. They fail to realize that Fiona has made a devastating decision. Only the Bauer family’s neighbor starts to suspect that something might be wrong.
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Language: German, Subtitles: English
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Press reviews
Germany, with its plethora of funding sources, is often the envy of foreign filmmakers. But for Jessica Krummacher, director of »Totem,« which plays in Venice Critics‘ Week Thursday, the country‘s subsidy system can sometimes be more restrictive than supportive. Krummacher decided not to tap subsidies for her hard-hitting drama, about a young nanny (Marina Frenk) tormented by a dysfunctional German family. The director says it‘s difficult to work creatively in the public-funding system, which is largely supported by television.
‘Although it is labeled as support for the next generation, I have found it inflexible and driven by economic interests,’ she said. TV partners support pics that fit their programming slots and »aren‘t especially open to other kinds of films, whereas I believe most viewers are,« Krummacher added. (Variety, Ed Meza)
Awards and Festivals
- Biennale di Venezia 2011 – 26. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
- Viennale: Vienna International Film Festival 2011
- FIC Gijon: Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijon 2011
- Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2011
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012
- BAFICI Festivales de Buenos Aires 2012
- IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival 2012
- 22. filmkunstfest M-V Schwerin 2012
- Festival des deutschen Films Ludwigshafen 2012
Additional poster for the cinema release and DVD booklet with excerpts from the catalog of the 68th Biennale di Venezia 2011 - 26th Settimana Internazionale della Critica
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Credits
Director and Screenplay
Jessica Krummacher
With
Marina Frenk, Natja Brunckhorst, Benno Ifland, Alissa Wilms, Cedric Koch, Fritz Fenne, Dominik Buch, Irmgard Pethke
Director of Photography
Björn Siepmann
Editor
Jessica Krummacher, Heike Parplies
Music
Marina Frenk
Make-up Artist
Katharina Bondzin, Angelika Maria Garus
Costume
Anna Wübber, Sarah Bernardy
Sound
Daniel Schäkermann
Sound Design
Jochen Jesuzzek
Sound Mix
Gerhard Auer, Andreas Goldbrunner
Producers
Martin Blankemeyer, Jessica Krummacher, Philipp Budweg, Timo Müller
Produced by
Arepo Media, Münchner Filmwerkstatt, kLAPPbOXfILME, Lieblingsfilm
In Cooperation with
der Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
World Premiere:
September 2011, 68. Biennale di Venezia – 26. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
German Premiere:
17.01.2012, Saarbrücken, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
German Theatrical Release:
26.04.2012
DVD-Details
Extras
Audio commentary by the director, prose for the screenplay by Jessica Krummacher, read by Marina Frenk, Theatrical Trailer
Language
German
Subtitles
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian
Country Code
Code-free
System
PAL / Color
Length
86 min + Extras
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound Format
DD 2.0 + 5.1
Content
Softbox (Set Content: 1), Original-Pressfolder
Release date
26.10.2012
Rating
From 12 Years
Distribution Details
Screening Format
DCP (5.1)
Aspect Ratio
1:1,85
Language
German Original Version
Promotion Material
A1 Poster, Trailer
License Area
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Rating
From 12 Years