Life Is Too Long

The read

It runs a compact 1h 26m.

Synopsis

No crisis is as disastrous, overwhelming and unjust as that of Alfi Seliger. The Jewish filmmaker, hypochondriac and family man is up to his neck in problems: his pubescent children Romy and Alain find him ridiculous, his wife Helena would be happy if she only found him ridiculous, his bank is going bankrupt and his new film project is finding it difficult to meet with approval. Friend becomes foe, hope becomes paranoia and when even his psychiatrist advises him to end his life, Alfi Seliger attempts a theatrical exit. But as befits a born "Nebbich", a lovable loser, even this fails - he survives and only appears to awaken in his old life...

Ratings

Key crew

• Dani LevyDirector

Cast

• Markus HeringAlfi Seliger
• Meret BeckerHelena Seliger
• Veronica FerresNatasha
• Hannah LevyRomy Seliger
• David SchlichterAlain Seliger
• Yvonne CatterfeldCaro Will
• Gottfried JohnGeorg Maria Stahl
• Hans HollmannHolger Miesbach-Boronowski
• Justus von DohnányiJohannes
• Heino FerchProfessor Mohr
• Udo KierTabatabai
• Kurt KrömerAnlageberater