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The Art of Being a Man

The Art of Being a Man
Directed by	Matthias Drawe
Written by	Matthias Drawe
Produced by	Muavin Film Berlin
Starring	Rasit Tuncay Matthias Drawe Sissi Salomon Silvia Castillo
Cinematography	Rasit Tuncay, Matthias Drawe
Edited by	Matthias Drawe
Music by	de:Jan Tilman Schade Rainer Vierkötter
Distributed by	Muavin Film Berlin
Release date	March 12, 1988 (1988-27-12)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German (international distribution: English)

The Art of Being a Man is the first film of Matthias Drawe and a no-budget movie. Drawe shot the feature with Russian black and white stock smuggled from East Berlin to West Berlin. In order to pay for the stock, he used East German marks – a currency that was worthless outside of East Germany – inherited from his East German grandmother. Despite the meager funds, this small buddy-movie became a cult classic in student circles.

Plot Summary

Vanity, polygamy, weltschmerz. The young Turk R. and his German buddy M., proud denizens of Berlin-Kreuzberg, try their hands at the Art of Being a Man. They manage to set up a love nest in the cabin of a Ferris wheel, use an exotic walnut shampoo to ensure the shininess of their hair, and can recite 100 cocktail recipes by heart.

Both have two girlfriends each, believing that the male of our species is polygamic by nature. They can prove this undeniable fact with quotes from great philosophers, but since they know the irritability of modern women, keep this knowledge to themselves.

Eventually, the two-timing gentlemen get caught, and all hell breaks loose. Fearing dire consequences, they escape to Warsaw until the dust settles – only to be entangled in a new web of love interests.

Cast

Rasit Tuncay as R. Matthias Drawe as M. Sissi Salomon as S. Silvia Castillo as L. Vera Ucello as E. Veronica Weiss as V.

External Links

• The Art of Being a Man at the Internet Movie Database
• The Art of Being a Man (Original title: Die Kunst, ein Mann zu sein) at Filmportal.de (in German)