Die Standesbeamtin (2009)
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Marie Leuenberger, Dominique Jann, Oriana Schrage, Beat Marti, Jennifer Schmid, Beat Schlatter
A disillusioned registrar is assigned to officiate her childhood friend’s wedding, stirring up feelings she thought were long gone.
The story
Rahel Hubli is married and works as a registrar in a small Swiss town, but has lost faith in true love. When her childhood friend Ben suddenly reappears, she remembers what it was like to be in love, and the two reconnect with an ease that recalls their youth. The complication is that Ben plans to marry his fiancée, German actress Tinka Panzer—and Rahel is the registrar expected to perform the ceremony. As they spend time together while preparing for the wedding, memories of their past and almost-forgotten love resurface.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Rahel Hubli is married, works as a registrar in a small Swiss town, and has lost faith in true love. Only when her childhood friend Ben suddenly reappears does she remember what it was like to be in love. The two immediately reconnect and feel as close as they did when they were young. But Ben wants to marry his fiancée, the German actress Tinka Panzer. Rahel is supposed to perform the wedding ceremony. While preparing for the wedding, Rahel and Ben spend a lot of time together. They reminisce about their past and their almost-forgotten love. Old friends, Rahel’s colleague, and the town’s priest see a future in their rekindled love. When Rahel also catches her husband Thomas having an affair, the chaos is complete. In her capacity as a registrar, she disrupts Ben’s wedding, and the two become a couple.
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