Frankfurt Millennium

Frankfurt Millennium
Directed by	Romuald Karmakar
Written by	Michael Farin Romuald Karmakar
Based on	Für eine Mark und Acht by Jörg Fauser
Produced by	Caroline Benjo Carole Scotta Gebhard Henke Frank Henschke Pierre Chevalier
Starring	Michael Degen Manfred Zapatka Jochen Nickel
Cinematography	Fred Schuler
Distributed by	Haut et Court (France)
Running time	58 minutes[1]
Country	Germany France[1]
Language	German

Frankfurt Millennium (German: Das Frankfurter Kreuz) is a 1998 drama film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Michael Degen, Manfred Zapatka and Jochen Nickel.[1] Conceived as part of the 2000, Seen By... project,[2] the film is a German and French co-production.

Plot

On New Year's Eve in 1999, a group of regulars meet at the Frankfurt Junction, a bar in Frankfurt. They engage in a conversation about why they are unhappy with their lives.

Cast

• Michael Degen as Walter
• Manfred Zapatka as Harry
• Jochen Nickel as Mannie

Production

The French company Haut et Court's producers Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta initiated 2000, Seen By...,[3] to produce films depicting the approaching turn of the millennium seen from the perspectives of 10 different countries.[4] Karmakar adapted the radio play Für eine Mark und Acht by Jörg Fauser for the project.[5]

Reception

TV Spielfilm gave the film a positive review, citing its sarcasm and calling it dismal, in a nice way.[5] Chicago Reader critic Ted Shen credited Karmakar with "efficiently pacing [characters'] monologues and dialogues while disclosing fine shades of surliness".[6]

References

1. "Das Frankfurter Kreuz". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. Creutz, Norbert (4 December 1998). "Dix cinéastes de quatre continents imaginent le jour de l'an 2000". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. O'Shaughnessy, Martin (2015). Laurent Cantet. Oxford University Press. p. 4.
4. Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. p. 367. ISBN 9781903364529.
5. "Das Frankfurter Kreuz". TV Spielfilm (in German). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. Shen, Ted (26 October 1985). "Frankfurt—Millennium". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

External links

• Frankfurt Millennium at IMDb
• Frankfurt Millenium at Haut et Court