Superegos
{{short description|2014 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Superegos
| image = Superegos film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Benjamin Heisenberg
| producer =
| writer = Benjamin Heisenberg
Josef Lechner
| starring = André Wilms
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2014|2|9|Berlin|2014|5|8|Germany|df=yes}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Germany
| language = German
| budget =
| gross = $345.215 https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2661644/?ref_=bo_se_r_1
}}
Superegos ({{langx|de|Über-Ich und Du}}) is a 2014 German drama film directed by Benjamin Heisenberg. The film had its premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_20692.html |title=Panorama 2014: First Films |accessdate=19 January 2014 |work=berlinale}}
Plot
Nick Gutlicht is a petty thief who lives off dealing in stolen property, namely illegal resale of stolen valuable books. Unfortunately, Nick also owes money to another criminal gang and needs to conceal his whereabouts from them. By chance he ends up in the lavish property of famous, elderly former Nazi philosopher Curt Ledig. Despite his periodic amnesia and fear of kitchens, Ledig refuses to move in with his concerned daughter. Nick is hired by Ledig's daughter and family to act as a caregiver for Nick. Now Curt can work on a presentation for his upcoming symposium, which nobody thinks he can achieve any longer. Nick thinks he has a convenient bolt hole to hide from apprehension for his misdeeds. This partnership of convenience of these two incompatible cohabiting individuals develops into a difficult situation. Curt regards Nick as an ideal research subject and exposes him to repeatedly inexplicable acts of "therapy". For Nick, his new situation represents a unique opportunity to increase his lagging finances with the contents of Curt's library.
Meanwhile, Nick's casual lover and fence, Norah, is fed up with his internal problems with committing to their relationship. Nick's criminal creditors are heading toward Ledig's premises at Ammerssee, led by a dubious older female underworld figure known only as “Mother”. Curt's family has also decided to visit him - and Nick is beginning to experience some positive outcomes from his involuntary therapeutic episodes with Curt. The fates of the odd couple become interravelled, until a dramatic therapeutic conclusion in the solitude of an alpine evening leads to a startling resolution.{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Stephen |date=2014-02-09 |title=Superegos (Uber-Ich und Du): Berlin Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/superegos-uber-ich-und-du-678703/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Über-Ich und Du - Superegos (2014) - VEGA Film & Distribution |url=https://vegafilm.com/en/title/ueber-ich-und-du-superegos-2014/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=vegafilm.com}}
Cast
- André Wilms as Curt Ledig
- Georg Friedrich as Nick Gutlicht
- Bettina Stucky as Rosa
- Susanne Wolff as Norah
- {{ill|Elisabeth Orth (actress)|de|3=Elisabeth Orth|lt=Elisabeth Orth}} as Frau Tischmann
- Maria Hofstätter as Mutter
- Margarita Broich as Fanny
- Markus Schleinzer as Jasper
- Michael Wittenborn as Moderator
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2661644|Superegos}}
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Category:2010s German-language films
Category:Films directed by Benjamin Heisenberg
Category:Films produced by Maren Ade
Category:German-language drama films
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