Life Is Too Long

Life Is Too Long — Plot

No crisis is as disastrous, overwhelming and unjust as that of Alfi Seliger. The Jewish filmmaker, hypochondriac and family man is up to his neck in problems: his pubescent children Romy and Alain find him ridiculous, his wife Helena would be happy if she only found him ridiculous, his bank is going bankrupt and his new film project is finding it difficult to meet with approval. Friend becomes foe, hope becomes paranoia and when even his psychiatrist advises him to end his life, Alfi Seliger attempts a theatrical exit. But as befits a born "Nebbich", a lovable loser, even this fails - he survives and only appears to awaken in his old life...

• Release date
• August 26, 2010
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Director
• Dani Levy

Life Is Too Long — Cast

Markus Hering Alfi Seliger Meret Becker Helena Seliger Veronica Ferres Natasha

H

Hannah Levy Romy Seliger

D

David Schlichter Alain Seliger Yvonne Catterfeld Caro Will Gottfried John Georg Maria Stahl

H

Hans Hollmann Holger Miesbach-Boronowski