The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Jackies' quiet life as a housewife and English teacher ends abruptly when her husband informs her that he is leaving her for a younger woman. In a quest for revenge, Jackie makes arrangements with a plastic surgeon for a general overhaul with the goal of landing a younger husband. A newspaper leads her to Peter who is as bored by his insurance job as he is by the young women he has been dating. Written by John W. Wrist
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Reinhard SchwabenitzkyDirector
- Alexander HahnWriter
- Alexander MahlerWriter
Cast
- Elfi EschkeJackie Hecht
- Heio von StettenPeter Sommer
- Ingrid van BergenJackies Mutter
- Ulrike BeimpoldSonja
- Merab NinidzePeters Freund Gérard
- Alexander GoebelRadiomoderator Alf
- Michael NiavaraniLudwig Hecht
- Nicole EnnemoserMaria Hecht
- Nina BlumEnglischschülerin
- Hilde DalikIsabella
- Manfred DunglPolizist
- Fritz EggerAndreas
Stills
Themes
coincidencelovedatingmid-life crisis