Bath Film Festival 2008

Emma’s Bliss (Emmas Glück)

Emma is a churlish pig breeder, brilliantly played by Jördis Triebel (who has won many awards for her performance). Not to be messed with, she single-handedly manages her family farm, wields a double-barrel shotgun, slaughters pigs and gets special thrills from her motorcycle. Emma’s farm is in debt and she has only weeks before it is auctioned, but salvation comes in the unlikely form of Max, a terminally ill car salesman, who literally crashes into her life when he loses control of his stolen Jaguar on a country road and comes to rest on Emma’s land. It doesn’t take long for Max to succumb to Emma’s earthy appeal and what ensues is a charming, heart-felt tale of romance and loss, brilliantly acted and full of wry humour. AC

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