Directed by:
Florian David FitzScreenplay:
Florian David FitzCinematography:
Bernhard JasperCast:
Matthias Schweighöfer, Florian David Fitz, Miriam Stein, Hannelore Elsner, Wolfgang Stumph, Maria Furtwängler, Artjom Gilz, Johannes Allmayer (more)Plots(1)
Toni loves his espresso machine. Paul loves his mobile phone. Toni cannot live without his hair pills, Paul cannot live without his sacred sneakers. But above all Paul cannot live without Toni and Toni cannot live without Paul. Although they are unaware of this fact. It is always about who is better or cooler, and the result is: they end up without any furniture or clothes, naked and freezing. And that is just Day One! 100 days: that is the length of time they have bet that they can do without everything. Everyday, just one object returns. And already they have become entangled in questions that never occurred to them before: what do we really need? Do we own our possessions or do they own us? Does free will even exist, and how often can one turn one’s underpants inside out again before they have to be disposed of as hazardous waste? (Berlinale)
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Another of those pleasant German comedies from recent years, which are funny just enough to receive average rating. They neither offend you nor take your breath away; you have fun but don’t need to see them again. This particular one, however, has a bonus in the form of an unorthodox view of the consumerist society, which made me add one star to my rating.
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Who would have thought? After all those bizarre comedies and even more bizarre porn, the Germans came with a film that was surprisingly enjoyable. To be honest, what I liked best was the opening guide to generations, that was perfect. Although the story gradually became slightly predictable, I still had decent fun watching it. Oh, and Zuckerman:-D
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I'm a sucker for a film that triggers debate and makes me think. And 100 Things had a lot of potential to spark some passionate debate. I'm quite surprised the film doesn't have a higher rating. Because putting such a good idea – and one borrowed from real life – into a pretty good comedy is a great thing, in my opinion. Sure, the app thing was a bit over the top, but it had to start and end somehow. 4.5 stars
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100 Things should be listed as drama in addition to comedy, because although it is at first glance a humorous probe into a world full of consumerism and materialism, it also deals with quite serious issues such as consumerism, truth vs lies, old age vs youth and various relationship peripeties, from family, to partnership to friendship. Apart from the premise, the film attracts through the cast, which was really good: I love Florian Fitz and Matthias Schweighöfer, and they were well supported by Miriam Stein, Hannelore Elsner and Katharina Thalbach (hidden under a ton make-up). The idea of the mobile app was both imaginative and bizarre, and even though the film slips slightly into American cliché towards the end, I still left the cinema satisfied. Given that it's all nicely written and well acted, I didn’t even mind so much in the end that the film doesn't tell much more than I had already learned from other, similarly made films, or simply from my surroundings.
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The cinematic equivalent of a cashless marketplace, which is most suited to people who have a 'Live, Laugh, Love' sign on their living room wall and the impression that they're living the dream because they can walk around barefoot in their open office. At the end of the film, I threw a molotov at the screen. Kill yourself.
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