Fashion Victims (2007)
"Reine Geschmacksache" (original title)

At 52, traveling salesman Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is in old school territory: he peddles the company's classic clothing line to boutiques that cater to women over 35... See full synopsis »

Director:

Ingo Rasper

Writers:

Ingo Rasper, Tom Streuber

Stars:

Edgar Selge, Florian Bartholomäi, Roman Knizka

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edgar Selge	...	Wolfgang Zenker
Florian Bartholomäi	...	Karsten Zenker
Roman Knizka	...	Steven Brookmüller
Franziska Walser	...	Erika Zenker
Traute Hoess	...	Brigitta
Gottfried Breitfuss	...	Polizist Gerhardt (as Gottfried Breitfuß)
Marcus Michalski	...	Juniorchef
Horst Krause	...	Horst / Reinigungsangestellte
Lara Beckmann	...	Lucie
Janna Wangenbach	...	Nicola
Susanne Rasper	...	Frau Franzen
Elert Bode	...	Herr Schiller
Jessica Schwarz	...	Frau Pfeiffer
Irm Hermann	...	Frau Retzlaff (as Irm Herrmann)
Waldemar Kobus	...	Banker Harald Topfmöller

Storyline

At 52, traveling salesman Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is in old school territory: he peddles the company's classic clothing line to boutiques that cater to women over 35... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

telephone call | bathroom | driver's license | breakfast | bathtub | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

9 August 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Fashion Victims

Filming Locations:

Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Knudsen & Streuber Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), noir film GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Very disappointing, irritating movie.

I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, and I tried to like it, but it's just awful. Maybe I just don't get German humor, but to me this was a frenetic 96-minute barrage of (almost) universally unbelievable, completely obnoxious, cartoonish characters, stupider "comic" situations than you'd ever see on even the very worst TV sit-com, and ridiculous, extremely heavy-handed slapstick. The only even slightly redeeming feature is Florian Bartholomäi in the lead role as Karsten. He's cute, sweet and charming, and he comes light years closer than anybody else to acting something like a real human being. I can't believe he'd ever have looked twice at a shallow jerk like Steven if he hadn't been the first man who ever paid attention to him. I'd like very much to see Bartholomäi in a good movie, but unfortunately this is not it. This is a real lemon.