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Mostly Martha (Bella Martha)

Rating:PG (for thematic material and mild language)
Genre:Drama, Comedy
Release Date:August 16, 2002
Running time:105 minutes
Cast:Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellito, Maxime Foerste, August Zirner, Ulrich Thomsen
Director:Sandra Nettelbeck
Producer:Karl Baumgartner, Christoph Friedel
Writer:Sandra Nettelbeck
Distributor:Paramount Classics

Description: Martha is the chef at a small gourmet restaurant in Hamburg who creates mini-masterpieces in every dish. She devotes every waking hour to her work and her shyness keeps her from breaking out of her monotonous routine or meeting new people. When her sister dies in an accident, however, she is compelled to adopt Lina, her 8-year-old niece. Martha's life changes in an instant: not only is she faced with adjusting to her new parental role, but she must also find inspired ways to deal with Lina's grief over the loss of her mother. Surprisingly, help comes from Mario, Martha's new Italian sous-chef, who begins to visit Martha and Lina, doing all that he can to cheer them up with jokes and elaborate meals. Just as the trio returns to a stage of normalcy in their lives, Lina's long missing father arrives, announcing that he wants to take Lina back to Italy with him. Having grown to love Lina and her own role as the girl's protector, Martha is faced with a difficult dilemma.

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