''Love in Thoughts'' (german: Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken) is a German film directed by

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. It was released in Germany on February 12, 2004. The main characters are played by

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and

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Plot

The movie takes place in late 1920s Berlin. It opens with Paul being questioned by police about a note he had written. The scene then fades out, and the movie shows what happened. Paul, a shy virgin poet who is tired of being alone and heartbroken, is friends with an openly gay aristocrat boy, Guenther, who is suffering unrequited love for Hans. Paul is staying at Guenther's parents' country home over the weekend. The parents are absent. Guenther's sister Hilde, who stole Hans' heart besides, is loved by Paul, for whom Guenther has budding feelings, which complicates the brother-sister relationship. Hilde has no interest in committing to a relationship with Paul, however. Guenther invites some people over to have an all-night party, filled with alcohol, music, and sex. It is one of their last parties, since Paul and Guenther have made a suicide pact. Guenther, Paul, Hans and Hilde go through a series of couplings, conversation and partying before proceeding to Hilde and Guenther's parents' apartment in the city. There the drama ends with gunshots. The question is what actually happened. The film is based on a "true" story, the so-called "Steglitz school tragedy".

Cast

as Paul Krantz *

as Günther Scheller *

as Hilde Scheller *

as Elli *

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as Hans * Verena Bukal as Rosa *

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as Lotte *

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as Dr. Frey * Luc Feit as Zipfer * Marius Frey as Bittner * Holger Handtke as Wieland * Jonas Jägermeyr as Pit * Roman Kaminski as Vorsitzender bei Gericht (Chairman) * Christoph Luser as Macke *

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as Django *

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as Kommissar Peters * Thomas Schendel as Kommissar Kraus *

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as Fritz * Jürgen Wink as Lehrer Krähe * Melek Diehl as Partyguest * Clemens Fickweiler as Partyguest * Daniel Hischer as Partyguest * Nele Kalau as Partyguest * Monika Küpker as Partyguest * Kai Krambeer as Partyguest * Bodo Maier as Partyguest * Ivonne Meyer as Partyguest * Nicolai Paschke as Partyguest * Helena Pistor as Partyguest * Olga Regier as Partyguest * Anna-Zoe Schmidt as Partyguest (as Zoe Schmidt) * Michael Schreiber as Partyguest * Undine Spiller as Partyguest *

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as Gast im Moka Efti (as Iwan Shvedoff)

Awards

;Won *2005: German Film Critics Association Awards - for ''Best Actor'':

*2004:

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- Golden Swan for ''Best actress'':

*2004:

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- Audience Award for ''Best Actor'':

*2004: New Faces Awards, Germany - for ''Best Director'':

Achim von Borries Achim von Borries (born 13 November 1968) is a German screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography References External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Borries, Achim von 1968 births Living people Mass media people from Munich ...

*2004: Undine Awards, Austria - for ''Best Young Actor - Film'':

*2004:

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- for ''Best Film'': Love in Thoughts ;Nominated *2005: German Camera Award - for ''Feature Film'': Jutta Pohlmann *2004:

Brussels European Film Festival Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

- Golden Iris : Love in Thoughts

External links

*
Official website

''Love in Thoughts'': Film review at Filmcritic.com
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