Ein Leben lang

2022

TV movie
Das Erste / WDR

Director: Till Endemann
Teleplay: Paul Salisbury

Script development funded by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

SYNOPSIS:

64-year-old Elsa visits with her dementia-stricken husband Arthur one last time their shared, now dilapidated lake property, which Elsa wants to sell. To renovate the property, she hires Sorin. Sorin's presence on the property not only unexpectedly awakens Arthur from his illness-induced lethargy but also, and more importantly, awakens buried feelings in Elsa and soon makes her question all her plans and also revives her relationship with Arthur in an unexpected way.

CAST:
Corinna Kirchhoff, Henry Hübchen, Eugen Knecht, and more…

TEAM:

• Writer: Paul Salisbury

• Director: Till Endemann

• Producers: Gabriele Simon, Martin Heisler

• Commissioning Editor: Götz Bolten (WDR)

• Director of Photography: Philipp Sichler

• Editor: Jens Müller

• Production Desgn: Cosima Vellenzer

• Costume Design: Lore Tesch

• Make Up Design: Anna Kunz

• Sound: Jürgen Göpfert

• Sound Mix: Gregor Bonse

• Music: Raffael Seyfried

FESTIVALS:

• Festival des Deutschen Films, Ludwigshafen, 2021

  ✩ nominated for Filmkunstpreis & Rheingold-Publikumspreis

AWARDS:

• German Television Awards, 2022

  ✩ nominated “Best Film”

  ✩ nominated “Best Actress” (Corinna Kirchhoff)

  ✩ nominated “Best Music” (Raffael Seyfried)