Best impulse rental of the year
I picked this movie up at the rental place, but I didn't know anything about it. Now I wish it had been advertised more widely, because it is the second best German language film I've seen. The story is realtively small and localized, more like British films and literature, revolving around Martha's home, work, and her psychaitrist's office, and with a base of only three characters, with Martha as the primary. MOSTLY MARTHA could have felt claustrophobic, but it established itself with character depth as its defining feature, and succeeded very well. This is a must buy.