Stille Nacht
Silent Night
Dusk is falling. It is the beginning of Christmas Eve. Julia, an art student in her late twenties, is at home by herself. She has been living together with the policeman Christian for several years. However, their relationship seems to be under threat after Julia fell in love with Frank, an attractive barman. Christian, who finds it difficult to put up with this situation, escapes for the holiday period to his parents. Julia, by herself for the first time, decides that she will end her affair with Frank this evening. Frank, on the other hand, considers Christmas Eve a good time to finally confess his love to Julia.
It is against this background that Christian starts a macabre game in a night that will plumb the blackest depths of the human soul. To put Julia under emotional pressure, he feigns a bad car accident on the phone. Frank exposes his lie. Hurt to the quick, Julia does an about-turn. She wants to take revenge on Christian. While talking on the phone with him, she makes love to Frank. The three protagonists fight within their own private microcosm for pleasure and life and, over the course of one night, undertake an erotic adventure far beyond the pain threshold.
Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Julia
- Frank
- Christian
- Sängerin
- Page
- Katja
- Mädchen mit Trompete
- 2. Page
- Orchestermusiker
- Orchestermusiker
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Co-author
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Clapper loader
2nd Camera unit
Steadycam operator
Still photography
Lighting design
Camera (other)
Set design
Property master
Stand-by props
Construction manager
Make-up artist
Costume design
Costumes
Editing
Assistant editor
Video editing
Sound editor
Foley editor
Sound design
Sound
Sound assistant
Audio mixing
Music
Cast
- Julia
- Frank
- Christian
- Sängerin
- Page
- Katja
- Mädchen mit Trompete
- 2. Page
- Orchestermusiker
- Orchestermusiker
- Orchestermusiker
- Gast
- Gast
- Gast
- Fernsehansagerin
- Baby
- Hund
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Line producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production assistant
Production coordinator
Post-production
Production manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 27.01.1995 - 10.03.1995: Paris, Berlin, Potsdam
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 23.02.1996, 74797, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 16.02.1996, Berlin, IFF;
TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 28.04.1997, Arte
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE CH) Stille Nacht
- Weiterer Titel (DE) Stille Nacht - Ein Fest der Liebe
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 23.02.1996, 74797, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 16.02.1996, Berlin, IFF;
TV-Erstsendung (DE FR): 28.04.1997, Arte
Awards
- Bayerischer Filmpreis, Beste Musik
- Bayerischer Filmpreis, Beste Kamera
- Lobende Erwähnung (Alfred-Bauer-Preis)