Directed by:
Vanessa JoppScreenplay:
Maggie PerenCinematography:
Judith KaufmannComposer:
Michael BeckmannCast:
Roman Knižka, Franziska Petri, Marek Harloff, Rita Feldmeier, Butz Ulrich Buse, Janusz Cichocki, Johannes Franke, Karl-Fred Müller (more)Plots(1)
Three youngsters in eastern Germany find their paths in Forget America, a debut by Vanessa Jopp with a Jules and Jim-like setup. David (Marek Harloff) and Benno (Roman Knižka) are buddies who meet blond beauty Anna (Franziska Petri), daughter of the new vicar. While Benno ends up kissing Anna, David ends up lovelorn. Anna dreams of becoming an actress; David opens a photo studio; Benno sets up shop as a car salesman. The dramatic thread is David´s obsession with Anna, who has a stormy relationship with Benno. Maggie Peren´s script is vague on temporal detail. There´s a nice sense of maturing in the leads, as Anna finds it difficult to realize her dream and the romantic David marks time with a plain girl in a supermarket (Ursula Doll). (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Roman Knižka
East Germany
Best movies:
Twin Sisters (2002)
Fashion Victims (2007)
Dark Woods (2020) (series)
Franziska Petri
East Germany
Best movies:
The Duelist (2016)
Betrayal (2012)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Marek Harloff
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Happy As One (2006)
The German Lesson (2019)
Rita Feldmeier
East Germany
Best movies:
The Architects (1990)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Butz Ulrich Buse
West Germany
Best movies:
The Keeper (2018)
My Life in Orange (2011)
Vincent Wants to Sea (2010)
Janusz Cichocki
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis (2011) (TV movie)
The Turncoat (2020) (TV movie)
Johannes Franke
East Germany
Best movies:
Summer Storm (2004)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Karl-Fred Müller
Germany
Best movies:
Schultze Gets the Blues (2003)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
This Very Moment (2003)
Andreas Schmidt-Schaller
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Daniela Tolkien
West Germany
Best movies:
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Margitta Lüder-Preil
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Gerd Lohmeyer
German Empire
Best movies:
The Nasty Girl (1990)
Starke Zeiten (1988)
Lea (1996)
Marc Hetterle
East Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Das Licht der Liebe (1991)
Wolfgang Grosse
Germany
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Christian Jacobs
USA
Best movies:
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
There Goes My Baby (1994)
Pretty in Pink (1986)