Rabbit Without Ears
Short description
Ludo is a tabloid reporter in Berlin who thrives on chasing celebrities alongside his photographer friend Moritz. When one of his stunts lands him in court, a judge sentences him to 300 hours of community service at a local daycare center. The arrangement turns awkward when he recognizes Anna, the center's director, as a former classmate he tormented in school. She remembers him well, and she intends to make his hours there difficult.
The film is a German romantic comedy directed by Til Schweiger, who also stars as Ludo and co-wrote the screenplay with Anika Decker. Nora Tschirner plays Anna, with Matthias Schweighöfer, Jürgen Vogel, Armin Rohde and Christian Tramitz among the supporting cast. It was Schweiger's first turn in the director's chair, preceding Rabbit Without Ears 2, Kokowääh and later titles in his filmography.
Made for about 5 million dollars, the film took in roughly 81 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget and an indication of its popularity with audiences in Germany and beyond. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.5 from around 19,000 votes, while on TMDB the rating stands at 6.1 from just over 400 votes, suggesting a broadly favorable but not uniformly enthusiastic response.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director and lead actor Til Schweiger's career began with voice-over work for pornographic films. In one scene of the film, the main character watches and synchronously repeats the words of a pornographic film that was actually voiced by Til himself early in his career.
- In the scene where Anna and Jürgen are sitting on a bench by the lake, Jürgen offers to buy Anna an ice cream. This is followed by a discussion about what kind of ice cream Anna will choose. A similar conversation takes place between Nick and Leila in 'Barefoot on the pavement' (2005), which was also directed by Til Schweiger.
- All four of Til Schweiger's children appear on screen in minor roles. His twelve-year-old son, Valentin Florian Schweiger, plays young Ludo, his ten-year-old daughter, Luna Schweiger, plays young Anna, his nine-year-old daughter, Lili Schweiger, plays the girl with the cap, and his youngest daughter, five-year-old Emma Schweiger, plays Cheyenne Blue.
- Filming took place from March 10 to May 23, 2007, in Berlin.
- Initially, the film received a mild rating of 6 in Germany (not recommended for children under 6 years old). However, numerous protests from parents who attended screenings with young children, supported by prominent public and political figures, forced a review of this decision. As a result, from February 1, 2008, after almost a month and a half of release, the film was given a rating of 12 (children under 12 are only allowed with parental supervision).
- Scenes featuring Jürgen Vogel and Nora Tschirner on the red carpet during the German Film Awards were filmed at the actual ceremony for this most prestigious award in German cinema, which took place on May 4, 2007, in Berlin.
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