This well-made and entertaining romantic comedy drama provides ample proof that German writer-director Sandra Nettelbeck can turn out a classier commercial feature than most of her Hollywood contemporaries.
Mostly Martha
2001 · 1h 46m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Sandra Nettelbeck
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Mostly Martha
Overview
Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.
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Top critics, in their words
Though utterly predictable, this kitchen-set romantic comedy about a severe German woman and a fun-loving Italian cook, has a certain charm, and it's about food, which speaks well for commercial appeal.
Nettelbeck serves the tastiest film about food and sex since Big Night.
Nettelbeck has given the viewer a genuine catharsis and a cinematic meal that isn't perfect -- but is all the better for it.
Nettelbeck has a particularly lovely sense of behind-the-scenes restaurant choreography.
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