{"id":9867,"date":"2009-10-24T13:12:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-24T20:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9867"},"modified":"2021-01-19T22:43:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T05:43:41","slug":"men-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9867","title":{"rendered":"Men (1985)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Women have no scruples. We &#8212; we can be blackmailed by our consciences.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster-667x1024.png 667w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Poster.png 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an advertising executive (Heiner Lauterbach) discovers his wife (Ulrike Kriener) is having an affair with a bohemian artist (Uwe Ochsenknecht), he assumes a new identity and moves in with Stefan (Ochsenknecht), determined to learn more about why he&#8217;s so appealing to his wife.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<li>German Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade on a shoestring budget for German television, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doris_D%C3%B6rrie\">Doris Dorrie<\/a>&#8216;s <em>Men<\/em> later enjoyed a successful theatrical release, and was the most widely seen German film that year. Essentially an unconventional &#8220;love triangle&#8221;, it tells the story of a successful ad executive named Julius (Lauterbach) who is so devastated and puzzled by his wife&#8217;s affair with free-spirited, long-haired artist Stefan (Ochsenknecht) that he goes to comedic extremes to learn more about why she&#8217;s betrayed him. Because the storyline is set up as a comedy, we&#8217;re meant to ignore the first glaring logical loophole that emerges: wouldn&#8217;t Stefan see photos of Julius at his lover&#8217;s house, and recognize him? This minor quibble aside, however, we soon watch in fascination as the newly humbled Julius&#8211; a casual womanizer himself, who&#8217;s cheated on his wife countless times in the past &#8212; does everything he can to comprehend Stefan&#8217;s appeal, and perhaps become a bit more like him. Meanwhile, he can&#8217;t help releasing his simmering rage towards the unsuspecting Stefan in random fits, which Stefan conveniently accepts as part of Julius&#8217;s &#8220;crisis&#8221;. Eventually, as the two men get to know and trust each other, a genuine friendship emerges, albeit one predicated on deception. While it&#8217;s not must-see viewing for all viewers, <em>Men<\/em> is recommended for those who enjoy unconventional tales of male bonding. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The film&#8217;s poster, which depicts an image from the final comedic scene in the film, is a bit misleading; while there are certainly homoerotic twitches throughout (and one kiss), relations between the two men, for the most part, remain strictly &#8220;platonic&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heiner Lauterbach as Julius\/Daniel<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Lauterbach-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Uwe Ochsenknecht as Stefan<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Ochsenknecht-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An unconventional tale of male friendship and secret rivalry<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Men-Friendship-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s definitely recommended. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0089656\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/allmovie.com\/work\/men-32167\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Women have no scruples. We &#8212; we can be blackmailed by our consciences.&#8221; Synopsis: When an advertising executive (Heiner Lauterbach) discovers his wife (Ulrike Kriener) is having an affair with a bohemian artist (Uwe Ochsenknecht), he assumes a new identity and moves in with Stefan (Ochsenknecht), determined to learn more about why he&#8217;s so appealing to his wife. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Friendship German Films Love Triangle Mistaken or Hidden Identities Review: Made on a shoestring budget for German&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9867\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9867"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64583,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9867\/revisions\/64583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}