Mostly Martha (film)

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Mostly Martha

Directed by	Sandra Nettelbeck
Produced by	Karl Baumgartner Christoph Friedel
Written by	Sandra Nettelbeck
Starring	Martina Gedeck Maxime Foerste
Cinematography	Michael Bertl
Editing by	Mona Bräuer
Distributed by	Paramount Classics (USA)
Release date(s)	September 10, 2001
Running time	109 mins.
Country	Italy Germany Austria Switzerland
Language	German, Italian
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Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) is a 2001 German romantic comedy drama film directed by Sandra Nettelbeck. It is about a skilled chef in Germany. When her sister dies, she is left taking care of her niece, who gives her problems. She then has to face choices about the best solution to solve the problems set forth by her niece.

[edit] Cast

Martina Gedeck - Martha Klein
Maxime Foerste - Lina Klein (Martha's niece)
Sergio Castellitto - Mario
August Zirner - Martha's Therapist
Sibylle Canonica - Frida
Katja Studt - Lea
Antonio Wannek - Carlos
Idil Üner - Bernadette
Oliver Broumis - Jan
Ulrich Thomsen - Samuel 'Sam' Thalberg
Gerhard Garbers - Herr Steinberg
Angela Schmidt - Frau Steinberg
Diego Ribon - Giuseppe Lorezo
W.D. Sprenger - Noisy customer

[edit] Remake

A feature film based on Mostly Martha, retitled No Reservations, will be released in America in 2007. The film stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, who took classes at a Soho cooking school to prepare for the part.