German Newsletter

Esteemed clients, dear friends of ARRI,

Enclosed, please find the most recent edition of the ARRI Film & TV newsletter, this time to announce the theatrical release of Dreiviertelmond, an accomplished tragicomedy from writer and director Christian Zübert. It's a humorous, yet thoughtful tale about a grumpy Franconian cab driver (Elmar Wepper) and a vivacious little Turkish girl named Hayat (Mercan Türkoglu) whose worlds collide. Christian Zübert addresses cultural differences and stereotypes with a light touch. 

Enjoy the read!

All the best,

Angela Reedwisch and Josef Reidinge

OPENING IN GERMAN THEATERS OCTOBER 13, 2011: DREIVIERTELMOND

Director: Christian Zübert Writer: Christian Zübert DoP: Jana Marsik Editor: Mona Bräuer Production Company: die film gmbh German Distributor: Majestic Filmverleih     DI Producer: Andreas Mummert DI Colorist: Andreas Lautil Title Design: Lutz Lemke   ARRI Services: Digital Dailies & Webgate, Digital Intermediate, Title Design, TV Postproduction, Digital Cinema Mastering, Lab   ARRI Rental: Camera (ALEXA, Ultra Primes), Light and Grip Equipment

This heartwarming tragicomedy from award-winning writer and director Christian Zubert (Lammbock - Shit Happens, Treasure of the White Falcons) features a standout cast that includes  Elmar Wepper as a grouchy cab driver, a part that seems tailor-made for him, and the lively newcomer Mercan Türkoglu, who plays the role of 6-year-old Hayat with great authenticity. The touching story was captured on film by DoP Jana Marsik (Lippel's Dream, Same Same but Different).  Dreiviertelmond was produced by Robert Marciniak and Uli Aselmann from die film gmbh (Die Perlmutterfarbe, Winter Journey) and is being released theatrically in Germany by Majestic Film.

die film gmbh collaborated once again with ARRI Film & TV for the film's postproduction. Every day, digital dailies were generated from the ALEXA footage and made available for viewing on Webgate. After finishing the offline edit, postproduction was completed at ARRI Film & TV in Munich, including Digital Intermediate (DI Producer: Andreas Mummert, DI Colorist: Andreas Lautil), title design (Lutz Lemke), TV postproduction, digital cinema mastering and lab services.

Filming took place in October and November of 2010 in Nuremberg, Furth and the surrounding areas, as well as in Istanbul. ARRI Rental supplied cameras (ALEXA, Ultra Primes), light and grip equipment.

Left: Gülen (Ivan Anderson) and daughter Hayat (Mercan Türkoglu) get in Hartmut's (Elmar Wepper) cab - an encounter with consequences. Right: Hartmut and Hayat eavesdrop on Hartmut's wife, Christa (Katja Rupé).

Left: Does their marriage have a future? Hartmut wants Christa to come back home. Right: Hartmut asks his daughter (Marie Leuenberger) to watch Hayat. (© Majestic / Kerstin Stelter

Hartmut Mackowiak (Elmar Wepper) is shocked: After 30 years of marriage, his wife (Katja Rupé) leaves him for another man. His life has been unexpectedly turned upside down and that's hard for this grouchy cab driver who likes peace and quiet. A man who prefers to hide behind a protective shield of preconceived ideas, austerity and reservations about anything unfamiliar and new. Needless to say, finding the 6-year-old Hayat (Mercan Türkoglu) in his cab, alone and unattended to, is more than he can take. All attempts to get rid of her fail and this girl, who doesn't speak German, needs help. And so Hartmut, busy trying to persuade his wife to come back home, helps Hayat find her mother. But soon he begins to realize that maybe Hayat is helping him more than he is helping her...