Life is too Long
No crisis is as disastrous, overwhelming and unfair as Alfi Seliger's. The Jewish filmmaker, hypochondriac and family man has a whole slew of troubles: his pubescent children, Romy and Alain, think he's a ridiculous loser, while his wife, Helena, thinks they're being generous. Not only that, his bank is going under and his new film project is being panned. Alfi is getting deeper and deeper into a web of intrigue and conspiracy. Natasha, the gambling-addict wife of a big producer, is after him, and so is onetime German world star Georg Maria Stahl. Friends are turning into enemies, hope into paranoia, and when even his psychiatrist advises him to end his miserable life, Alfi tries to kill himself, in a very theatrical gesture. But as befits a born "nebbish", a loveable loser, even his suicide fails - he survives and wakes up to his old life - but is it really the same? Unexpectedly, his life takes a turn for the better, and soon, one tempting offer chases the next, long-held dreams suddenly come true - but is it all for real? Alfi struggles with his destiny, and when he confronts it, his bravest ploy begins.
Key Information
| Original Title | Das Leben ist zu Lang |
| Genre |
Fiction/Drama General light drama Comedy |
| Produced by: | Telepool GmbH |
| Year Of Production | 2009 |
| Duration | 01h26h00h00 min |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| Language Versions | German [OV] |
Cast & Crew
| Director/s | Dani Levy |
| Cast | Markus Hering Meret Becker Veronica Ferres Hannah Levy Hans HOllmann Yvonne Catterfeld David Schlichter Justus von Dohnanyi Gottfried John Heino Ferch Elke Sommer Udo Kier |
| Producer/s | Manuela Stehr |
| Writer/s | Dani Levy |