Bella Martha Film Izle
I wrote this after seeing the film for the first time a year ago. 'I finally watched this on Netflix and loved it! I didn't realize it was a German film, and I'm glad it 's subtitled rather than dubbed as I like to hear the voices. Netflix bills it as a romantic comedy, and it certainly has its share of very funny bits. But I thought it was also plenty serious unlike some more slick American films with similar plot lines (Diane Keaton's Baby Boom comes to mind). Martha is a technically perfect chef whose cooking has no soul, and she has to learn that. Okay, the ending is pretty hokey and sentimental, a la Kevin Kline and Meg Ryan in French Kiss (another favorite film, and the song 'Chip, chips' figures in both ) but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and the food is gorgeous!
It's no longer on Netflix, and I was glad to find it on Amazon Video. Now, if I could only find 'French Kiss'. Love this movie, it is superior to the American version one. This is in German and subtitled, but lots of movie is not necessary to read every line. It is more realistic than No Reservations which is the remake in America. The couple are real. I love the music on this too, especially when they cook, I would love to get this song when I cook, its that cool.
I had to get the VHS version because it was affordable, sadly the dvd version was a huge rip off and I could never afford the dvd price. Very glad I purchased this superbly believable and well acted movie. I only knew about it because TCM had it on Fridays recently.
I am an adult student of the German language. The first time I watched this movie (with subtitles) I literally could not make out anything more than ONE single phrase. There is so much background noise in the restaurant scenes, I couldn't understand how even German native speakers could understand what was going on with subtitles in German! Now when I watch this movie (without subtitles) I can even understand at least half the talk in the restaurant dining room and kitchen.
About the movie: This movie starts with a tragedy, but try to watch past that and you will find a very heartwarming story about family, love, and good food. The acting is outstanding, especially Martina Gedeck who plays Marta. Her face and body language are incredibly nuanced and add so much to the dialog. My favorite scene for this is when Marta has a meeting with her niece Lina and the school principal. The look on Marta's face when she hears what Lina has been getting up to! The child who plays 'Lina' is probably the best child actor I have seen. She acts like a real kid would in her situation: pouting, sad, angry, unlike in most American movies where the kids would be 'cute' sad or pouting for no good reason.
This is one of my all time favorite movies in ANY language and I would give it more than 5 stars if I could. I watched this movie out of curiosity and like it very much. The actress is very likable. The story interesting. It certainly awoke an interest in cooking foods I normally would not.
I am still trying a new dish from scratch at least once a month. I now have added new dishes to my menus. I also purchased the American remake of this with Catherine Zeta Jones called No Reservations. It's almost like watching two different movies. No Reservations is tweaked for American audiences. I also replaced my appliances with more efficient ones and added new ones for the new recipes I now cook.
Bella Martha Film Izle
The German language is a pretty to listen to. There are English subtitles. If you like foreign films, I recommend this one. Watch it at least once.
'Mostly Martha' is well-done comedy/drama in which star Martina Gedeck does an outstanding job of portraying her complex character, Martha. Many reviewers have commented on the food metaphor in the movie, and there is no doubt that the sensual pleasure of food is highlighted here. The romantic-comedy elements are also present in the initial conflicts, growing respect, and eventual relationship between Martha and Mario. However, this movie is far more interesting and complex than the usual romantic comedy. Gedeck does an outstanding job of portraying all of Martha's vulnerabilities, which is what makes both main storylines - her relationship with Mario and her relationship with her niece, Lina - so affecting. Martha is an insecure woman who excels at cooking, and she will not take any risks in life unless she can put her cooking talents to use in the process.
We see this in her interactions with her therapist and her new next-door neighbor (who initially seems as though he may become her romantic interest). When Martha's sister is killed in a car accident and Martha takes in her niece, Lina, her only initial attempts at consoling the girl involve trying to get her to eat. Indeed, Martha is what can best be described as an obsessive control freak when it comes to cooking and eating.
Having said that, I must emphasize again that Gedeck does such an outstanding acting job that the viewer remains sympathetic to Martha (with perhaps the exception of one scene that involves Lina and school) throughout the film, which is rarely the case between such obsessive characters and viewers. We understand that she fears openness, closeness, and - above all - rejection. The dramatic and comedic elements are nicely interwoven so that the viewer is never overwhelmed by some of sadder aspects of the story but also doesn't forget that the story involves a young girl who has lost her mother. The comedic elements are present throughout the movie, though they are rarely of the laugh-out-loud style (except the scene in which Martha hyperventilates when she sees what a mess Mario is making of her kitchen - it is Martha's neuroses that provide much of the comedy, as well as some of the drama, in the film). The writer(s) and director, Sandra Nettelbeck, provide a model example of how comedy is effectively used to relieve the tension created by dramatic incidents. I highly recommend this film for viewers who enjoy movies that are character-driven rather than action-driven.
I also commend the filmmakers for showing restraint and not including the (usually inevitable) sex scene that most such relationship movies have. My personal beliefs still don't agree with the implied sex, but thanks to the filmmakers' better judgment the movie remains a true romantic comedy rather than becoming a sex comedy.