Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they finally arrange to meet in person, they discover that there is no chemistry between them.
Acting
Culp and Trost nail excruciating chemistry-free encounters.
Production
Peak 1998 dial-up aesthetic, complete with pixelated longing.
Director
Eckhart Schmidt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as You've Got Mail, this German curio is the pessimistic European cousin to Hollywood's digital romance optimism.
Director Eckhart Schmidt was already 60 when he made this—explaining perhaps why the internet feels observed rather than inhabited.
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