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2 Christmas Dogs Year of production: 2005 |
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One wedding, two dogs - and a happy ending at Christmas time. They met a year ago with the help of a Christmas dog - Katrin, the business woman and Max, the cook. Now their best friends are getting married, and they have to confront the question of whether they themselves are ready to make that step take the plunge?]. Katrin has a great job offer in London, and Max is always gone, giving the impression that he is seeing other women. Maybe another Christmas dog would help, so that there can still be a happy ending under the Christmas tree. When the film opens, it is a few days before Christmas Eve. Katrin and Max are in the midst of Christmas stress when they learn that Aurelius the Duke of Waldborn and Nathalie, a physical therapist, have decided to get married. Suddenly, everything seems to change. Kathrin's head hunter offer her a great job in London, and she begins wondering why she has not yet made it to the altar - after all she and Max met at around the same time as Aurelius and Nathalie. And her parents, Gottlieb and Ernstine, are still pining for Aurelius, the son-in-law who got away, who was still with Katrin only a year before. A tipsy Katrin holds an embarrassing bridesmaid's speech - topped only by Kurt, her dog, whose carnal instincts set him off in hot pursuit of the "Trixie," causing chaos at the buffet. The next day the real complications begin: Katrin bumps into Jack, the headhunter, who reminds her of her professional opportunities. Max has been missing for days and seems to be following his own mysterious plans - that seem to have something to do with women. Katrin's father Gottlieb is now seeking for a treatment for his dog allergy from a nobleman. This leads to Katrin and her mother's conviction that their respective men are cheating on them. In addition Ernstine observes Max at what seems to be a rendezvous. However, the cook is in fact planning a big surprise for Katrin at Christmas, by opeing a restaurant of his own. Bu tin order to do so, he needs the help of a woman banker and several high society women, for whom he occasionally cooks. Katrin's suspicions seem confirmed when Max brings Trixie, Kurts main squeeze, home with him, without a real explanation. Katrin finds out from a veterinarian that Trixie is pregnant! It all comes to a climax at a romantic dinner when Max wants to reveal his secret. As luck would have it, he has to entertain Katrin and the banker women in the same evening. So, inevitably, Katrin sees him with the "other women" and storms off. A sad Christmas Eve begins. Max departs for the auction for the restaurant without the money from the woman banker- and cannot reach his adored Katrin, who herself is determined to leave for London, introducing herself to her future employers by video-interview. Suddenly, she realizes that she is expecting a baby, and everything changes again. She finds out from Jack about Max's cooking for paying customers. Nothing more seems to stand in the way. But will Katrin make it to the auction on time? Will there be a happy ending after all under the Christmas tree? |
Featuring: Nadeshda Brennicke Florian Fitz Ursula Strauss Bea Frey Gunther Gillian Reinhard Nowak Eva-Maria Marold Adele Neuhauser Fritz von Friedl uvm... Director: Lenard F. Krawinkel Screenplay: Eduard Habsburg Co-Author: Lenard F. Krawinkel Music: Peter Janda Camera: Joachim Jung Set design: Veronika Merlin Editing: Frank Soiron |