A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 17, 1994
Original Title:
Charlie & Louise - Das doppelte Lottchen
Genres:
Comedy | Family
Production Companies:
Bavaria Film
Luna Film- und Fernsehproduktion
Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 98
The two twelve-year-old girls Charlotte Palfy and Louise Kröger meet on a language trip to Scotland and discover that they are twins who were separated shortly after birth. Charlotte, the daughter of a music hall composer, is cool, self-confident and cheeky, dresses accordingly and listens to techno music. Louise, who grew up with her mother, an advertising executive, wears more "old-fashioned" clothes, is shy and reserved, but conscientious and orderly. Determined to play fate, the two swap roles - at the end of the journey, Louise travels as Charlie to her father, who works as a composer in Berlin-Kreuzberg, while Charlie travels as Louise to her mother in Hamburg, where she works in an advertising agency. The girls realize that getting their parents back together is not as easy as they thought.
Assistant Director:
Wilhelm Engelhardt
Casting:
Risa Kes
Director:
Joseph Vilsmaier
Director of Photography:
Joseph Vilsmaier
Editor:
Hannes Nikel
Novel:
Erich Kästner
Original Music Composer:
Enjott Schneider
Producer:
Joseph Vilsmaier
Günter Rohrbach
Peter Zenk
Screenplay:
Stefan Cantz
Reinhard Klooss
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