Four Minutes

Four Minutes

  • Director: Chris Kraus
  • Countries of origin: Germany
  • Language: German
  • Release date: April 18, 2008
  • Sound mix: DTS-Stereo, DTS, Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 4 Minutes
  • "Vier Minuten" is a feature film directed by Chris Klaus and starring Monika Bleibtreu , Hannah Herzsprung , Hans-Jürgen Müller, etc. It premiered at the 9th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 23, 2006   .
    The film tells the story of Kruger, an eighty-year-old woman who is obsessed with music, trained the rebellious female prisoner Jenny into a piano playing wizard in a gloomy prison   .

    Details

    • Release date April 18, 2008
    • Filming locations Luckau, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

    Box office

    Budget

    €1,400,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $9,315,125

    Movie reviews

     ( 54 ) Add reviews

    • By Rickey 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      so far so good! !

      The first impression of this film is that its introduction on the VeryCD

      ended with a brilliant four minutes

      , and then the

      film started. It was someone who hung up and felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that he encountered a "non-mainstream literary film" again? !

      Fortunately

      , the music between the old lady and the protagonist is

      good. For example, the heroine's first time participating in the competition, I don't know if it's...

    • By Zechariah 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      smile

      After reading it, I can't speak, I just want to say the last part of the piano, God, only God can describe it.

      The first few frantic playing seemed to be an indignation against the chaos before the performance, but after that, it could be said that it was played entirely with the body, slashing directly to the strings, and this piece broke out indescribably. The vitality of life is extremely powerful, and there are some strange tricks of life, you can be so disdainful, after all, it...

    • By Jason 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      In addition to the beautiful melody, even a word is redundant.


      I fell asleep listening to Luigi Rubino's "A Theme for the Moon" last night, and
      today in "Four Minutes on the Keys", I heard the smooth and direct-to-the-heart music again.
      It seems that at this time, apart from quietness, it is as simple as the quietness of notes,
      without any feeling, nor can I write any words.
      It seems that even a trace of thinking is a distraction.
       
      Jenny is a piano genius living in prison.
      The cruelty of real life and the purity of...

    • By Einar 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      deep curtsey

      Vier Minuten-2006 Ca
      n't remember in which movie, a lady said: The best invention of the Middle Ages is the curtsy.
      Cute little kid curtsies.
      Adult curtsey, sincere.

      At the end of the film, Jenny made a deep curtsy on the stage to the teacher in the high stand.
      In fact, they didn't get along well. At first, they could hardly get along. Teacher Krüger was a typical stereotype. She dressed, behaved, and behaved well. She asked not to play black music, not to...

    • By 晓雪 2022-04-22 07:01:49

      a few stars a few stars

      If someone has been in Germany for a long time, and it is East Germany, then this movie will definitely have a lot of secret identification, those eyes! Those tones! Those shirk interfaces! And those regulations that are hard for the strong! ! The female teacher's character is very clear about everything, which I like very much. The heroine's first handkanten Act is so powerful! I think she is using her character to express the hope she sees in her heart at that moment, how happy she is! The...

    User comments

      ( 77 ) Add comments

    • By Gennaro 2023-09-20 11:02:05

      Nuanced performance conveys emotional...

    • By Yasmeen 2023-09-19 07:43:32

      The story of master and apprentice narrates calmly. It is not sage, but the face of equal power is extraordinarily...

    • By Garth 2023-09-11 03:03:50

      The last scene, the most beautiful curtsy in the world, made me cry for a long time and finally burst into my...

    • By Kristina 2023-09-10 09:42:01

      With four hard-earned minutes playing the voice of the heart, the tormented soul is redeemed in the...

    • By Jerad 2023-08-18 18:38:34

      The silhouette under the spotlight is so beautiful, sister, you are really...

    Movie plot

    In a gloomy prison, Mrs. Kruger ( Monika Bleibtreu ) , an 80-year-old woman who is obsessed with music, has been giving piano lessons in prison for sixty years, even if she has not received a salary for three years, even if she is now There are only four students. Three of them are prisoners and one is a prison guard. Without the appearance of Jenny ( Hannah Herzsprung ) , Mrs. Kruger's piano teaching career would end silently, even...
    more about Four Minutes Movie plot

    Evaluation action

    In terms of content, "Vier Minuten" can be said to be a movie with a relatively simple plot and a bit clichéd characters. However, because of the unique creation and proper use of piano music in the film, such an extremely ordinary film has been given a distinctive color, allowing the audience to admire the director’s film talent, but also feel that Germany is in classical music. His high artistic achievements, as well as his...
    more about Four Minutes Evaluation action

    Movie quotes

    • Jenny von Loeben: All you want is people doing a curtsy for you, but I won't do that, ever. For no one.

    • Gertrud 'Traude' Krüger: Beautiful hands.

      Jenny von Loeben: Thank you.

    • [last lines]

      Gertrud 'Traude' Krüger: Give her those few minutes. Please. Please.

      Direktor Meyerbeer: What do you mean by a few minutes?

      Gertrud 'Traude' Krüger: Four.