The theory of everything : German black and white thriller about mysterious events at a physics congress in the Alps.
Plot and background
Johannes Leinert (Jan Bülow) is working on his dissertation. All the greater the honor when he is allowed to travel with his doctoral advisor (Hanns Zischler) to a physics congress at the Hotel Esplanade in the Swiss Alps. An Iranian scientist is expected to give a lecture on quantum mechanics, from which the guests expect groundbreaking insights. But the speaker is late, leaving the well-read company with nothing to do but bridge the gap with witty dinner parties and sporting excursions in the snowy ski resort. When Johannes meets the mysterious pianist Karin Hönig (Olivia Ross), he immediately feels a great attraction to her, but the young woman seems to know things about the doctoral student that she can’t actually know. The rollicking time at the winter sports domicile is overshadowed by the sudden and gruesome death of a German physicist. The investigators quickly rule out a natural cause of death and go in search of the murderer, while suddenly the young pianist disappears and Johannes uncovers a dark secret deep under the mountain.
The trailer promises a visually stunning, suspenseful thriller:
“The Theory of Everything” -background, cast, theatrical release
With “The Theory of Everything” Timm Kroeger makes his feature film debut as writer and director. After his first feature and graduation film “Zerrumpelt Herz” (The Council of Birds) already premiered in Venice at the Settimana della Critica in 2014, the German filmmaker enters the competition of the Venice International Film Festival with his new film Noir 2023 and competes with big names like Sofia Coppola and Luc Besson for the Golden Lion.
Suspenseful in black-and-white images, “The Theory of Everything” tells of the contingency of our world, in which much is possible and hardly anything is necessary. The lead role of Johannes Leinert is played by Jan Bülow (“Dogs of Berlin”), who is captivated by the mysterious Karin Hönig, played by Olivia Ross. Ross most recently appeared in front of the camera for Marc Forster’s “White Bird” alongside Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson. Other members of the renowned ensemble include Hanns Zischler (“Munich”) as Dr. Julius Strahten, Gottfried Breitfuß (“Fog in August”) as Prof. Henry Blumberg, Philippe Graber (“The Sheik”) as Inspector Amrein and Imogen Kogge (“Requiem” ) as Anna Leinert.
Following its premiere in Venice, the thriller “The Theory of Everything” will be released in cinemas in Germany on October 26, 2023.
