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THE MYSTERY OF LOVE

DIE IRONIE DES LEBENS

By Markus GOLLER

PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL GMBH - as SALES WORLDWIDE excluding German speaking territories, Spain and Portugal / PROD

Drama - Completed 2024

Edgar, a successful comedian in his late 60s, hides his loneliness behind sharp humor, but when his terminally ill ex-wife reenters his life, he must confront his past and rebuild the broken bonds with his family.

- Year of production
- 2024
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Countries
- GERMANY
- Languages
- GERMAN
- Duration
- 109 mn
- Director(s)
- Markus GOLLER
- Cast
- Uwe OCHSENKNECHT, Corinna HARFOUCH, Emilia SCHÜLE, Robert GWISDEK, Henning PEKER, Salka WEBER, Maria HOFSTÄTTER, Reiki VON CARLOWITZ, Annika LAU, Liza TZSCHIRNER
- Synopsis
- At 67, Edgar is Germany’s top comedian of a certain age, charming audiences every night with his sharp wit about life’s later years—relationship failures, ungrateful children, fading desires, declining health, and the approach of death. But when the laughter dies down, he is left to face his own loneliness, numbing it with alcohol and short-lived flings. After 25 years apart, he reconnects with his ex-wife Eva (65), now facing terminal cancer. Against all expectations, love rekindles between them, and Eva chooses to accompany Edgar on his comedy tour through Germany and Austria.