"A master study in character... extremeIy weIl structured and acted... the fiIm satisfies on a broad IeveI." -Rebecca Lieb, Variety
Theo, a hip young, BerIin calIboy Iives his Iife alone. ln the hotel room he takes his shower and his money. Business is good, so good he can pick and choose his cIients. Marie Iives next door with her boyfriend, the writer Paul. She works at a record store to support them both, but it is not enough. Frustrated, one day Paul decides to Ieave. Marie is shattered, retreating behind her door, into the darkness of her apartment.
Soon, Theo knocks on the door and Iight slowly seeps back into Marie's life. SIowly, both find that love is possibIe in the most improbable of pIaces. But just when it seems that aII the barriers have come down, Paul comes back, and the door that had opened just a crack, closes once again. |