she forgets to collect the girl from school while helping Lea, her very-pregnant sous chef, get to the hospital to deliver her baby. Lina is angry at being forgotten at school, and the incident causes a serious setback in their relationship. To make amends, Martha offers to grant Lina any wish: Lina wants Mario to cook for them. Mario agrees, and prepares a picnic-style dinner in Martha's living room. Despite the mess left behind in the kitchen, the evening of food, stories, and games brings the three closer together. The renewed warmth between Martha and Lina is immediately tested when Martha is told by the school principal that Lina has not been attending school regularly, and that when she does come to school, she falls asleep. The principal also tells Martha that when he asked the girl why she was always so tired, she told him that she was forced to work in a kitchen to earn her room and board. Angered by Lina's behavior, and also having been warned by the restaurant owner, Martha tells Lina that she can no longer come to the restaurant. Lina storms off, nearly getting hit by a car, and later attempts to run away to Italy. Mario continues to support Martha emotionally as their relationship becomes romantic. Lina's father, in answer to Martha's letter, arrives to take his daughter to Italy to live with his wife and family. Distraught and conflicted by the separation, Martha rejects Mario's loving support, and after another confrontation with a customer, quits her job. Soon after, Martha asks Mario to accompany her to Italy to retrieve Lina. After reuniting with the girl, Martha and Mario marry, and the three begin their lives together as a loving family. Cast Martina Gedeck as Martha Klein Maxime Foerste as Lina Klein (Martha's niece) Sergio Castellitto as Mario; voice actor Frank Glaubrecht overdubbed Castellitto's voice. August Zirner as Martha's Therapist Sibylle Canonica as Frida Katja Studt as Lea Antonio Wannek as Carlos İdil Üner as Bernadette Oliver Broumis as Jan Ulrich Thomsen as Samuel "Sam" Thalberg Gerhard Garbers as Herr Steinberg Angela Schmidt as Frau Steinberg Diego Ribon as Giuseppe Lorenzo W.D. Sprenger as Noisy Customer Production Filming locations Mostly Martha was filmed from March to May 2000 in Hamburg, Germany, and Italy. Soundtrack The soundtrack is composed mostly of music by artists from the ECM Records stable, including Keith Jarrett, Steve