Science Fiction (2003 film)
A German comedy about parallel worlds and forgotten encounters.
Science Fiction (German: Kein Science Fiction or Science Fiction) is a 2003 German feature film directed by Franz Müller. It premiered at the 53rd Berlin International Film Festival in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section on February 10, 2003, and was released in German cinemas on March 4, 2004. The film stars Arved Birnbaum, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, and Nicole Marischka.
Quick Facts
- Native Name
- de · Science Fiction
- Director
- Franz Müller
- Starring
- Arved Birnbaum, Jan Henrik Stahlberg
- Music
- Tobias Ellenberg
- Cinematography
- Frederik Walker
- Editing
- Franz Müller, Dirk Oetelshoven, Sean Coffey and Barbara Hoffmann
- Released
- 10 February 2003 · Berlin International Film Festival · 2004 · 3 · 4 · Germany
- Runtime
- 112 minutes
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The film follows motivational trainer Marius and shy participant Jörg, who discover a parallel world in Cologne where people forget them whenever a door closes behind them. They exploit this to steal clothes and stay free in a hotel, but struggle with the inability to form lasting relationships, particularly with receptionist Anja. The story was largely developed with the actors through improvised dialogue.
Reader's Guide
Science Fiction is notable as Franz Müller's diploma project at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, funded by the German Film- und Medienstiftung NRW. Filmed in Cologne and on the beach at Westkapelle, Netherlands, from August 19 to September 18, 2001, it received a Babelsburg Media Award and a special prize at FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kino. The film faced a title dispute three days before its theatrical release, leading to the alternative title Kein Science Fiction. Ken Eisner of Variety praised it as an original, sharply observed comedy with a light touch, suggesting a remake is possible but unlikely to match its subtlety.
Did You Know?
- The film was shot in 31 days, in 2002.
- The dialogue was improvised and the story developed with the actors.
- A title dispute with a children's film of the same name led to the alternative title Kein Science Fiction.
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