Ich will da sein - Jenny Gröllmann (2008)
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A documentary portrait traces actress Jenny Gröllmann’s career and final two years through film clips, images, and conversations with those close to her.
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This documentary follows East German character actress Jenny Gröllmann during the last two years of her life. After establishing herself on German television following reunification, she became familiar to audiences through her role as Attorney Isenthal in Liebling Kreuzberg, alongside Manfred Krug. Film clips, parallel-edited images, and conversations with colleagues and companions—including Michael Gwisdek and Henry Hübchen—trace her acting career and shape a personal portrait of the performer.
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Mini | left | Film poster, I Want to Be There – Jenny Gröllmann. Actress Jenny Gröllmann was a character actress in East Germany. From 1990 onward, she established herself on German television after reunification. In Liebling Kreuzberg, she reached German audiences as “Attorney Isenthal,” alongside Manfred Krug. Gröllmann died in 2006, aged 59, from complications of cancer. The film follows her during the last two years of her life. Using film clips, parallel-edited images, and conversations with colleagues and companions such as Michael Gwisdek and Henry Hübchen, it traces the actress’s career and creates a personal portrait. The German Film and Media Review in Wiesbaden rated the film “Valuable.” The film was screened in 2008 at the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, the 12th Sofia International Film Festival, the documentary program “achtung berlin,” the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Film Festival, and the German Film Festival.
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