Die Häupter meiner Lieben (1999)

Two beautiful young women kill men in a villa in Tuscany: Maya and Cora have been friends since childhood. Maya has an alcoholic artist father who deserted the family, a mentally disturbed ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans-Günther Bücking

Writers:

Karl Boeser, Ingrid Noll (novel)

Stars:

Heike Makatsch, Christiane Paul, Andrea Eckert

Cast

Credited cast:
Heike Makatsch	...	Maja
Christiane Paul	...	Cora
Andrea Eckert	...	Anna
Rüdiger Hacker	...	Coras Vater
Kathrin Ackermann	...	Coras Mutter
Marquard Bohm	...	Majas Vater
Stephan Luca	...	Don (as Stephan Hornung)
Tim Egloff	...	Detlef
Michael Maertens	...	Jonas
Helmfried von Lüttichau	...	Mario
Helmut Berger	...	Henning
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Fortuzzi
Giuliano Ghiselli
Ferdinand Hinterleitner	...	Bela
Leonhardt Hinterleitner	...	Bela

Storyline

Two beautiful young women kill men in a villa in Tuscany: Maya and Cora have been friends since childhood. Maya has an alcoholic artist father who deserted the family, a mentally disturbed mother and a violent brother, Carlo. Cora is from a wealthy middle-class family. Cora helps Maya to poison Carlo's friend Detlef, who is threatening to blackmail her. They then kill Carlo when he tries to rape Cora. Cora's family takes Maya in, and a happy time begins for her, particularly when they spend the summer in Italy.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Germany Italy

Language:

German English Italian

Release Date:

29 July 1999 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Heads You Win, Tails You Lose

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinofilm München GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

German film? Business as usual...

I really wonder sometimes why my fellow Germans don't know how to make movies.

Many years, I credited to a lack of acting talent. But that seems not to be the case - if not for stunning Christiane Paul, this movie would have been even more boring and unimportant.

So, is it a lack of screenplay writers? Of good directors? Or do we Germans simply have no other topic to talk about but the eternal struggle between man and woman? (At least in this instance, the optional gay character was delightfully missing...)

This movie centers on female power, on friendship above any romantic relationship. That is not bad in the first place. But almost everything the characters are doing, from the first accidental kill to cold-blooded murder, goes unpunished, yes there isn't even any kind of conflict with, let's say, police, law, conscience...

So what is the message of this movie? Stay single and kill every man who dares to get close to you?

I don't know, but I don't care for German movies anyway. Even those with Christiane Paul. And her character would probably kill me for calling her beautiful... :-)