Love in Thoughts is a German

Germany

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 film directed by Achim von Borries. It was released in Germany on 24 November 2004. The main characters are played by August Diehl

August Diehl

August Diehl is a German actor, known for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt.-Life and career:...

, Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo is a Spanish/German actor. He is best known as Daniel Brühl.-Personal life:Brühl was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His father was the late German stage director Hanno Brühl and his mother was a Spanish professor. He also has a brother and a sister...

, Anna Maria Mühe

Anna Maria Mühe

Anna Maria Mühe is a German actress.-Biography:Born in Berlin to actor Ulrich Mühe and actress Jenny Gröllmann , she was invited by director Maria von Heland to a casting for Big Girls Don't Cry...

 and Jana Pallaske

Jana Pallaske

Jana Pallaske is a German actress and singer in the rock band Spitting Off Tall Buildings.-Filmography:* Alaska.de , Sabine* Jeans , Nina* Engel & Joe , Joe* Baader , Karin...

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Plot

The movie takes place in late 1920s Berlin. It opens with Paul being questioned by police about a note he had written. The scene then fades out, and the movie shows what happened. Paul, a shy virgin who is tired of being alone and heartbroken, is friends with an openly gay boy, Guenther. Paul is staying at Guenther's parents' (who are out of town) country home, along with his sister Hilde, over the weekend. Paul is madly in love with Hilde, although she has no interest in committing to a relationship with him. Guenther invites some people over to have an all night party, filled with alcohol, music, and sex. It is one of their last parties, since Paul and Guenther have made a suicide pact. Guenther and his sister Hilde clearly have feelings for the same boy, which complicates the brother-sister relationship. Guenther, Paul and Hilde go through a series of couplings, conversation and partying before proceeding to their parents' apartment in the city. There the drama ends with gun shots. The question is what actually happened. The film is based on a true story, the so-called Steglitz student tragedy.

Won

• 2005: German Film Critics Association Awards - for Best Actor: August Diehl
  August Diehl
  August Diehl is a German actor, known for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt.-Life and career:...
  
  
• 2004: Copenhagen International Film Festival
  Copenhagen International Film Festival
  Copenhagen International Film Festival is a film festival held in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was first held in 2003, and is held annually. The main award at the Copenhagen International Film Festival is the Golden Swan, which will be awarded for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best...
  
   - Golden Swan for Best actress: Anna Maria Mühe
  Anna Maria Mühe
  Anna Maria Mühe is a German actress.-Biography:Born in Berlin to actor Ulrich Mühe and actress Jenny Gröllmann , she was invited by director Maria von Heland to a casting for Big Girls Don't Cry...
  
  
• 2004: European Film Awards - Audience Award for Best Actor: Daniel Brühl
  Daniel Brühl
  Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo is a Spanish/German actor. He is best known as Daniel Brühl.-Personal life:Brühl was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. His father was the late German stage director Hanno Brühl and his mother was a Spanish professor. He also has a brother and a sister...
  
  
• 2004: New Faces Awards, Germany - for Best Director: Achim von Borries
• 2004: Undine Awards, Austria - for Best Young Actor - Film: August Diehl
  August Diehl
  August Diehl is a German actor, known for playing SS-Sturmbannführer Dieter Hellstrom in Inglourious Basterds and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, in the movie Salt.-Life and career:...
  
  
• 2004: Verona Love Screens Film Festival - for Best Film: Love in Thoughts

Nominated

• 2005: German Camera Award - for Feature Film: Jutta Pohlmann
• 2004: Brussels European Film Festival - Golden Iris : Love in Thoughts

Reviews

• Filmcritic.com