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Questions.

posted 18 years ago by SenshiKid
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Some stuff I don't understand, some I'm just curious about.

-In the "Making-of" featurette, Twyker explains that Sissi sees the world as she wants to, optimistic because she feels she has control inside the psych ward. Steini's actor also explains that his character establishes /his/ own law (part of his psychosis) and asserts it upon others. Therefore, Sissi's "relationship" with Steini is merely her accomodating his "weak mental state."

But, seriously. Why the handjob...?

-How did they pull off that "straw" stunt? I didn't want to see, because I'm of the squeemish persuasion, but....god, I couldn't look away.

-Did Walter die? The news cast just mentioned him (for the second time) and then switched to the weather. I must have missed it, because Bodo went postal after that.

-Who was Sissi's father? Wasn't he supposed to be a patient?

-What is Meike's relation to Sissi?

-What did "sad Bodo" do after he was left at the crossroads?

[–] meininki 18 years ago

-How did they pull off that "straw" stunt? I didn't want to see, because I'm of the squeemish persuasion, but....god, I couldn't look away.

They put some rubber stuff on Franka Potente's throat and, if I remember correctly, they also used some kind of tube which somebody (I think it was Tom Tykwer himself) blew into to make the bubbles and the sound.

-Did Walter die? The news cast just mentioned him (for the second time) and then switched to the weather. I must have missed it, because Bodo went postal after that.

The newscast mentioned that he died shortly after he was brought to the hospital.

-Who was Sissi's father? Wasn't he supposed to be a patient?

Werner, the guy that hits Sissi at one point and watches her leaving. Tom Tykwer mentions this on the DVD commentary.

-What is Meike's relation to Sissi?

The way I see it, Meike and Sissi used to work together.

-What did "sad Bodo" do after he was left at the crossroads?

The German version has an additional scene there:
Bodo is picked up by a bus driven by Walter (he's driving on the farm track that crosses the road). Actually, I love that scene a lot. No idea, why they cut it from the US version...

[–] lsaul-2 15 years ago

-What is Meike's relation to Sissi?

The way I see it, Meike and Sissi used to work together.

Or, perhaps Meike was a patient...

[–] film_ophile 11 years ago

in the special features, tykwer says Meike was a past patient.

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