The Ground Beneath My Feet

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Joe C @JoeinAtl Jan 25, 2023 A beautiful production and well defined personalities but it begs the question of the characters: Why hide it when nobody cares? She is so good at who she is and what she does, why hide a family issue? Why hide your sexuality? There may be a cultural disconnect between what we perceive the German workplace to be like and what it really is, or the societal perception. From an American perspective, the secrecy would be a bigger problem than the problem itself. Also borrows plot elements seen in the earlier American "Up In The Air," which seemed cheap. See more Kevin L @Lakeman Jan 2, 2023 This is a fine work of psychological drama in which the demands and viscious competetion of corporate business culture and mental illness are the basis for a charater study on Lola Wegenstein, played exceptionally well by Valerie Pachner. Director/writer Marie Kreutzer does an admirable job of recreating an authentic sense of the often caustic environment of corporate business, with its cannibalistic, paranoia-inducting elements along with the common stresses and demands of such positions. Working 48-hr. 'shifts' in a sense and never wanting to show weakness or inability to be just as good as your colleagues, particularly for women. The tone of the film keeps us grounded in the sense of dread and uneasiness, changing up when Lola is free from the work place and appointments/meetings, as when she's together with her boss and lover, Elise. The role of Lola's mentally ill sister Conny is also well very well by Pie Hierzegger. The big sister is in the debilitating clutches of paranoid schizophrenia, and we sense Lola taking on aspects of instability as well. Is it family history, is it the intense strain of her job at a company in a precarious position? Is it some of both? Nice support work from actors Mavie Hörbiger as Elise, Michelle Barthel, Marc Benjamin, and Axel Sichrovsky. 3.7 stars See more Aug 13, 2019 Drama sobre la vida que llevan muchos actualmente. El trabajo y la sociedad enloquece a mas de uno al punto de perder la idea de realidad. Muy bien trabajado y con un papel espectacular de Valerie Pachner See more Read all reviews

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