Directed by:
Axel RanischCinematography:
Dennis PaulsComposer:
Martina EisenreichCast:
Mirjam Mesak, Guido Badalamenti, Ursula Werner, Ursina Lardi, Heiko Pinkowski, Christina Große, Frithjof Gawenda, Tim Oliver SchultzPlots(1)
Orphea in Love fuses many diverse forays for a singular piece of musical theatre cinema. Structurally a musical or operetta, it features famous opera tunes paired with modern classical ballet choreographies. Befittingly, the title might insinuate a version of Jacques Offenbach's 1858 "Orphée aux enfers", but the story of young, multi-job hassled Nele, her dream of opera stardom, and her love for dancer Kolya feels in its razzmatazzy mix of realism and kitsch simultaneously closer to Flashdance and the average Lady Gaga music video. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Mirjam Mesak
Best movies:
The Class (2007)
Ursula Werner
German Empire
Best movies:
Stopped on Track (2011)
Willenbrock (2005)
Two Lives (2012)
Ursina Lardi
Switzerland
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
The Foster Boy (2011)
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
Heiko Pinkowski
West Germany
Best movies:
Offroad (2012)
The Albanian (2010)
I Feel Like Disco (2013)
Christina Große
East Germany
Best movies:
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
Three (2010)
I Feel Like Disco (2013)
Frithjof Gawenda
Best movies:
I Feel Like Disco (2013)
Tim Oliver Schultz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Wave (2008)
Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)