The Ground Beneath My Feet

The Ground Beneath My Feet (German: Der Boden unter den Füßen) is a 2019 Austrian drama film directed by Marie Kreutzer. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4]

The Ground Beneath My Feet
United States theatrical release poster
GermanDer Boden unter den Füßen
Directed byMarie Kreutzer
Written byMarie Kreutzer
Produced by
  • Alexander Glehr
  • Franz Novotny
Starring
CinematographyLeena Koppe
Edited byUlrike Kofler
Music byKyrre Kvam
Production
company
Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion
Distributed byFilmladen[1]
Release dates
  • 7 February 2019 (2019-02-07) (Berlin)
  • 22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) (Austria)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman
Box office$29,251[2]

The Ground Beneath My Feet had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019.[5][6] It premiered in Austria at the Diagonale film festival on 19 March 2019.[7] The film was released theatrically on 22 March 2019.[8] It was released in Germany on 16 May 2019.[9] The Ground Beneath My Feet screened at the Inside Out film festival in Toronto on 26 May 2019;[10] and the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco on 21 June 2019.[11][12]

Plot

Lola is due to travel to Germany for work when she finds her sister Conny has tried to commit suicide. Lola is in a relationship with her boss Elise. Lola tries to continue working for an important client but one of her colleagues is trying to undermine her. She hides that she has returned to Austria with her sister in crisis. She begins to doubt her own sanity, thinking she is hallucinating. Eventually, Conny is discharged and goes to live at Lola's flat. Lola is stunned that her colleague has been promoted and given another project in Australia. Lola returns home to find that Conny has committed suicide. Lola has a breakdown.

Cast
  • Valerie Pachner as Lola Wegenstein
  • Pia Hierzegger as Conny Wegenstein
  • Mavie Hörbiger as Elise
  • Michelle Barthel as Birgit
  • Marc Benjamin as Sebastian Selikowski
  • Axel Sichrovsky as Herr Bacher
  • Dominic Marcus Singer as Jürgen
  • Meo Wulf as Clemens

References
  1. "Der Boden unter den Füßen | Filmladen Filmverleih".
  2. "The Ground Beneath My Feet (2019) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Berlinale 2019: François Ozon, Marie Kreutzer, Denis Côté, Fatih Akin, Angela Schanelec, and Emin Alper in the Competition / Heinrich Breloer, Zoya Akhtar and Charles Ferguson in the Berlinale Special". Berlin International Film Festival. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "Der Boden unter den Füßen". Berlin International Film Festival. 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. Kiang, Jessica (9 February 2019). "Berlin Film Review: 'The Ground Beneath My Feet'". Variety. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. Berry, Adam (9 February 2019). "The Ground beneath My Feet Premiere– 69th Berlin Film Festival". European Pressphoto Agency. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. "Eröffnungsfilm'19: Der Boden unter den Füßen von Marie Kreutzer" [Opening film '19: The Ground Beneath My Feet from Marie Kreutzer]. Diagonale (in German). 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. "Der Boden unter den Füßen". Falter (in German). March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  9. Elstermann, Knut (16 May 2019). ""Der Boden unter den Füßen" – Ein Film über "die Dunkelheit in uns allen"" [The Ground Beneath My Feet – A film about the darkness in all of us]. MDR Fernsehen (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  10. "The Ground Beneath My Feet". Inside Out. 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  11. "The Ground Beneath My Feet". Frameline Film Festival. 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  12. Melloy, Kilian (17 June 2019). "The Ground Beneath My Feet". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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