One Day in Europe

2005
6.5| 1h35m| en
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One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.

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Noutions Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
Adeel Hail Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.
Terrell-4 This amiable journey takes us to four European cities in the course of one day, with stories that feature the stumbles, misunderstandings and possible friendships in a Europe trying to become more unified. There are some common threads to help us see the pattern. In Moscow, an unpleasant Kate, an English woman, has her luggage stolen and must depend on the kindness of Ludmilla, a middle-aged, buxom Russian woman. Vodka and dill pickles help. In Istanbul, Rocco, a German student fakes the theft of his luggage for the insurance, and then finds himself with Celal, a taxi driver who is determined to help find the thieves, and then help him with the police. In Santiago de Compostela, Gabor, a Hungarian on a pilgrimage to the great places of faith, has his digital camera stolen with all the pictures he's taken. Sergeant Barreira, the local policeman, is helpful in between visits to his wife, mistress and local bar for wine. In Berlin, Claude and Rachida, two street entertainers from France who can't speak German, are having trouble surviving. Faking a mugging and claiming their luggage was stolen seems like a good idea. Well, at least they have each other when two Berlin police are skeptical. All this happens when, in Moscow, Galatasaray is playing Deportivo la Corunna in soccer's Champion's League Final. If there is one common passion that might unify Europe, it's clear that soccer is that passion. While the crowds wave their teams' flags in the streets of all four cities, even the cops are holed up in their offices watching the game on television. It's also clear that the Euro might not be meeting its advocates' unifying expectations. Every police station and taxi driver we meet keeps whipping out calculators to figure costs in "real" money, their outdated national currencies. There are, thank goodness, no expositions on the human condition or on our common humanity, just four stories where people manage to help others, even if the help is frustratingly arrived at. The only downbeat lesson is that spending a day in a Moscow or Istanbul police station filling out forms is something to avoid. The four episodes are nicely acted and we get to see parts of four great cities that are off the tourist routes. There are some relationships that are just fine to watch, especially Kate and Ludmilla in Moscow and Rocco and Celal in Istanbul. One Day in Europe may not, in my view, add up to more than four pleasant and amusing stories, but that's a pretty good average for a filmmaker.
insomniac_rod Soccer and Europe. What else can you ask for in life? Soccer is displayed as the universal language in the world. Although it's very difficult to ever see a Champions League final between Galatasaray and Deportivo la Coruña, but it's a movie! Fast paced, directly to the point, funny, slightly dramatic,; short stories into one movie. A very well done release.Recently I went to some European countries and I found myself in some of the situations displayed in the movie. The way the events are displayed is with humor that every person in the world could understand.The clichés displayed are also comical when they need to be funny and realistic when the plot asks for it.For example, the Hungarian guy in Santiago de Compostela has to deal with the Gallegos, whose are believed to be very dumb (no offense). The situation is comical and tragic at the same time as in a minor sub-plot the Hungarian traveler confesses that he tried to commit suicide.The other stories were really interesting and hook you into the plot. I would recommend this movie to anyone who has been to Europe and also for those who want to go to the Old World, a spectacular and beautiful place.I'm from México and I know this is not the correct media but, I want to thank many European countries for being very gentle with me during my trip.
re_barth One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned. With sympathetic mockery a small share of each of the different cultures is highlighted. The film uses characteristics typically attributed to the countries and weaves numerous funny events around, without becoming stereotypical. Especially the police scenes are fun to watch.Straight forward directing and a good ensemble cast. The script cleverly uses the potential provided by language barriers. All in all the movie is quite entertaining and shows why Europe really is to enjoy.
rtankut I watched the movie in Istanbul Film Festival with the presence of the director Hannes Stöhr - I was sitting just three rows up from where Mr. Stöhr sat. Anyway, I liked the movie's sense of internationality, its funny but balanced approach towards national differences, its respect to the nationalistic views and its notion of Europe not being a continent just constituted by EU-countries. The humor of the movie is built upon international differences and similarities. It bears some bias on nations but it doesn't emphasize them, it just plays with them to create humor. At the end, I liked the movie and I liked Mr. Stöhr after listening to his conference about his movie. Not an important movie after all, but helps enjoying being European with a cute humor.