EUROPE, SHE LOVES

directed by Jan Gassmann

Europe on the verge of social and economic change. A close up into the shaken vision of four couples, daily struggles, fights, kids, sex and passion. A movie about the politics of love.

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What others say:

"It examines the states of mind of heterosexual couples from Seville, Tallinn and Dublin to Thessaloniki. In passing, it also - laconically, humorously, pensively, sexily – measures the temperature of a patient called Europe."

– CINEUROPA –

„Small moments of daily drama admittedly, but the cumulative effect is undeniably powerful.”

– SCREEN –

“«Europe, She Loves» is impressive, if only as an attempt to trace the reality behind the European idea. For once, it is not the ever-negotiated social and political rules that are the politics of Brussels, but their reflection in private, the negotiations, constraints, hopes, and disappointments among people, the smallest political unit of all. It is amazing how many hard and soft facts come together in the 100 minutes. But even more amazing is the feeling at the end: this Europe exists. We know these people. That's us."

– SRF –

„“Even the drugs have got boring. Well, sex is still good when you get it,” sings Kate Tempest in her song Europe is lost during the film credits. The song could well function as the hymn of Gassmann’s “boredofitall generation” — a generation that is usually called millennial or “generation y” as a reference to the previous post-baby-boom generation that received the letter x. Instead, i would call it “generation xxx”. The triple x would allude to this generation’s three crossed-out expectations: Of economic participation, of european democratisation and of european unity. It would also refer to the fact that this generation grew up with “live porn streamed to their pre-teens bedrooms.” The film’s visual language is the fruit of porn’s self-evident ubiquitousness, and this fruit is not at all rotten.

– KATAIKOS.EU –

“Sex and drugs play a big role for everyone, depending on the situation they are either tranquilizers or stimulants, consolation or blessing. Their function is that of a seductive antidote that for a few minutes pushes aside the complete surrender of this generation to global predatory capitalism, on which it is simultaneously dependent. Gassmann's concern is a political one. His characters seek a way into life, but the circumstances seem to hinder them. He metaphorically portrays this time and time again."

– ROLLING STONE –

Festivals & Awards

Berlinale Panorma, Documents - Opening Film, Germany
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece
Crossing Europe Linz, Austria
DOCVILLE International Documentary Film Festival, Belgium
DOK.fest münchen, Germany - WINNER FFF DOCUMENTARY TALENT WARD
DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY FF, Poland
Sydney Film Festival, Australia
Cinema City IFF in Novi Sad, Serbia
Lemesos Int'l Documentary Festival, Cyprus
Helsinki Intl Film Festival, Finland
DokuFest- Kosovo
Festival FilmMixer in Kranj
FESTIVAL CENTER @Documentary Film Center in Moscow
International FilmFestival of Asian Pacific Countries
Vilnius DocumentaryFF
CinéDoc-Tbilisi
PornfilmfestivalBerlin
Festival Internactional de Cinema de Tarrgona
Brussels Cinema Days
Fish&Chips FilmFestival, Competition
One World RomaniaInternational Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
FILMIN / ATLANTIDAFILM FEST
FebioFest - PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Docu.emme in Meran
EuropeFestival, Florence
Panorama EuropeImage
Festival International du Film Nancy-Lorraine
Eurocine FilmFestival in Quito, Ecuador
Moldox documentaryfestival for social change in Cahul Moldova
41a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
11th Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México, WINNER PORTRAIT COMPETITION
Encounters Capetown, South Africa
Punto de Vista - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Navarra- Competition
Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo, Competition
Porto Post Doc Film & Media Festival, Competition
20° FIDOCS Festival Internacional Documentales Santiago de Chile
12. Zurich Film Festival, Competition, WINNER BEST SWISS FILM
Directed by JAN GASSMANN
Cinematography RAMON GIGER
Art Direction ANNE WEICK
Original Sound FABIAN GUTSCHER
Assistant Directors MINNA HINT | WISSAME CHERFI | AMPARO MARTINEZ | GIORGHIA SKAFIANAKI | MAJA GUJINOVIC
Original Score LIBRARY TAPES
Cello arranged and performed by JULIA KENT
Remixes KWEST
Editing MIRIAM MÄRK | ROLAND VON TESSIN | JACQUES L’AMOUR
Producers LISA BLATTER | JAN GASSMANN
Co-Producers ANDREAS HÖRL | MAREN LÜTHJE | FLORIAN SCHNEIDER
Conceptual Advisor | MICHAEL BAUMANN
Dramaturgical Advisor MAX FEY
Head of Research in Preproduction ANNA STÜDELI
Additional Research NATHALIE BRECHBÜHL
Assistant Editor LAURA HEINE
Editing Intern DOMINIK DANZFUSS
Assistant Producer NADINE SCHNAPPINGER
Right Clearing INGRID SILBERNAGL
Production Accountant MANUELA WELPMANN
Sounddesign MAURIZIUS STAERKLE DRUX AT BLUEBOX, ZURICH
Radio Recordings ANNA STÜDELI
World Receiver Sounddesign RAMON GIGER | JAN GASSMANN
Musicmix & Mastering VINOTH VASANTHAKUMAR AT POWERPLAY STUDIOS, MAUR
Foley Artist JULIEN NAUDIN AT MALAKOFF STUDIOS, PARIS
Foley Recordist LAURANT CHASSAIGNE AT MALAKOFF STUDIOS, PARIS
Foley Editor FABIAN WEIGMANN
CineMix DAVID WASIELEWSKI AT ORANGE SOUND, MUNICH
Postproduction Supervisor NINA PÖTZ AT DAS WERK, MUNICH
Color Grading Artist STEPHAN KUCH
VFX Artist DAVID LAUBSCH
Trailer MARCEL D. RAMSAY
Still Photographer MICHAEL FINK
Graphic Design JONAS LEUENBERGER
Illustration ANNE WEICK
In Association with HOCHSCHULE FÜR FERNSEHEN UND FILM, MÜNCHEN
Project Supervisor HFF PROFESSOR HEINER STADLER
Line Producer HFF FERDINAND FREISING
Project Advisor HFF KNUT KARGER | DANIEL LANG
Technical Support HFF BORIS LEVINE | GUNTHER HEINZELMANN | MARTIN FOERSTER
In Association with ARTE FRANCE - LA LUCARNE
SOCIETY AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT | MARTINE SAADA
Comissioning Editor LUCIANO RIGOLINI
Genre Documentary
Duration 110 min
Shooting Format Arri Alexa HD 1:1,85
Screening format  DCP
Sound  Dolby Digital
Munich, DOK.fest München, FFF-Förderpreis 2016 (Winner)
Zürich, Zurich Film Festival, Emerging Swiss Talent Award 2016 (Winner)
Mexico, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México, Portraits Winner 2016 (Winner)
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2017 (Nomination)
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography 2017 (Nomination) Ramòn Giger
Shortlisted for the European Film Prize