Men...

Men...

1985 · 95 min · DE · 6.1 (27 votes)
Dir. Doris Dörrie · Starring Heiner Lauterbach, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Ulrike Kriener, Dietmar Bär, Edith Volkmann, Janna Marangosoff · Music Claus Bantzer
Comedy

A successful, womanizing middle-aged man decides to move out of the house he shares with his wife after she confesses to having an affair. He looks for a new place to live and ends up moving into his wife's lover's apartment as a roommate. The husband begins to take an interest in the artistic work of the lover and coaches him for a big job interview. Little does he know that the job he's helping the lover to get is within his own company... A story about strange circumstances and the limits of friendship.

VIBE

This film feels like a deeply uncomfortable, yet darkly funny, exploration of male ego and insecurity. It’s a slow unraveling of awkward situations, leaving you squirming with a sense of bewildered empathy for its flawed characters.

awkwardcringeyuncomfortabledarkly comedicabsurdiststeadycharacter studydramedyindiemasculinityinfidelitymidlife crisisidentity
artistweddingextramarital affairunemploymentwoman director
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