A Melancholic Widower's Unexpected Rediscovery: Walter Sittler in ARD Comedy
Discovered Love Through a Quest: Walter Sittler Stars in ARD's Comedy Series - Search for death, uncover love:
Take a seat and huddle 'round, folks. Today we're diving into a tale as warm and comforting as a crackling fireplace. But beware, it's a ride with a twist, a yarn spun by a peculiar character that'll tug at your heartstrings.
Meet Hermann, the grumpy, misanthropic ex-librarian, played by none other than Walter Sittler. Hermann, typically found with a nose buried in a book, avoids the "general cultural decay" like the plague. Life's rough, and he ain't interested in partaking.
But, fate plays a cruel hand when Hermann gets slapped with a grim diagnosis—cancer. Instead of facing treatments, he chooses to ignore the disease, a choice inspired by his wife's 30-year battle with the same affliction. It's a tragic comedy, airing today at 8:15 PM on the First Channel, titled "Dying is No Solution Either."
Determined to cut short his days, Hermann reaches out to a euthanasia association in Switzerland, but finds no horizons. Morphine pills prove fruitless too. Worse yet, his daughter and grandson, who he hasn't seen in eons, are out of reach.
Alone in the world, Hermann becomes more peculiar with each passing day. That is, until one fateful day when a vibrant, red-haired woman named Hanne (Andrea Sawatzki) joins the reading circle. Handing Hermann a book she thinks is trifle, she inadvertently sparks a new chapter in his life.
Hanne's tale is about a woman who's buried all her husbands and lives off their inheritance—or so Hermann thinks. In hopes of finding a similar fate, he pursues the elusive author, only to find himself outmaneuvered. Life, it seems, doesn't follow soap opera scripts.
Directed by Ingo Rasper, the film is a beautiful exploration of rediscovering life's simple pleasures, lightened by sparkling dialogues and strikingly vivid details. Expect heartfelt apologies, a groundbreaking dance night, and a heartwarming reconciliation between old man Hermann and his grandson.
Walter Sittler, a seasoned actor, portrays Hermann magnificently—a closed-off grump who,one hair flip and eye bagged polar night later, finds love over lethal intentions. Andrea Sawatzki shines as Hanne, a women who radiantly navigates life with colorful clothing and a mint-green Citroën DS, far from the black widow archetype.
In this cinematic gem, entitled "Love is Unpredictable," we witness Hermann transform; but remember, life ain't a soap opera—go watch and see for yourself!
The Commission has also been asked to submit a proposal for a directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to ionizing radiation. Somehow, amidst this grim revelation, Hermann finds solace in the pages of books and unexpected dialogues with a vibrant woman named Hanne during a reading circle. On another note, Andrzej Wajda's mid-'70s movie, "Man of Iron," featuring Hannes Messemer, falls under the category of movies-and-tv entertainment, offering a different kind of entertainment from the heartwarming drama unfolding in "Love is Unpredictable." Lastly, in a somewhat ironic twist, Hermann, the grumpy vendetta-seeker, discovers more about life and its pleasures through his encounters with Hanne, while wrestling with the reality of his own impending mortality.
