For,her,rst,television,lm,–,a,remake,of,Fassbind-,er’s,Die,bi,eren,Tränen,der,Petra,von,Kant,–,direc-,tor,Vera,wants,the,perfect,cast.,But,the,rst,day,of,shoo,ng,is,fast,approaching,and,the,numerous,cas,ng,sessions,have,yet,to,nd,a,suitable,actress,to,play,the,leading,role.,Although,the,producer,and,crew,are,ge,ng,ever,more,exasperated,with,Vera,,Gerwin,is,happy,about,the,extra,work,,as,he,earns,his,money,as,an,audi,on,reader,,delivering,the,lines,of,dialogue,to,the,starry,candidates,at,the,various,cas,ngs.,When,the,male,lead,suddenly,has,to,back,out,,Gerwin,thinks,that,this,might,just,be,his,chance.,Director,Nicolas,Wackerbarth,captures,the,complex,essence,of,Fassbinder’s,lm,and,simultaneously,cre-,ates,a,profound,work,of,his,own.,Cas,ng,takes,an,un,inching,look,at,the,murky,depths,of,human,rela-,onships,driven,by,power,,passion,and,despera,on.,Yet,Wackerbarth,also,brings,bi,er,truths,to,light,about,power,rela,ons,and,dependencies,in,the,Ger-,man,television,industry,almost,in,passing.,Cas,ng,is,both,intelligent,and,entertaining,,marked,by,ex-,ci,ng,turning,points,,humour,and,the,breathtaking,ac,ng,performances,by,a,truly,virtuoso,ensemble.
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