to open under the tutelage of Lina and Mario." In his review in Reel Views, James Berardinelli wrote, "The acting is top-notch. Martina Gedeck is glorious as Martha. ... As Lina, Maxime Foerste gives a natural, unforced performance. ... And Sergio Castellitto is delightful as Mario. ... As much as any other motion picture that employs the preparation and consumption of food as a key element, Mostly Martha provides the perfect blend of cinematic nourishment and gratification." Manohla Dargis disliked the screenplay, writing "It's a drag how Nettelbeck sees working women—or at least this working woman—for whom she shows little understanding; there's a puritan, even punitive, cast to the way she sees her character, whose pathology she digs at with the tenacity of a truffle hound." Awards and nominations 2002 Créteil International Women's Film Festival Grand Prix Award (Sandra Nettelbeck) 2002 European Film Awards Best Actor (Sergio Castellitto) 2002 European Film Awards Nomination Best Actress (Martina Gedeck) 2002 German Film Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement Actress (Martina Gedeck) 2002 German Film Awards Outstanding Feature Film Nomination (Sandra Nettelbeck) 2002 Nantucket Film Festival Best Feature Screenplay (Sandra Nettelbeck) 2002 Lecce Festival of European Cinema Special Jury Award (Sandra Nettelbeck) 2002 Lecce Festival of European Cinema Students Jury Award (Sandra Nettelbeck) 2003 German Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress (Martina Gedeck) 2003 Goya Awards Best European Film (Sandra Nettelbeck) - nomination Home video A region 2 DVD recording of the film was released in Europe in 2002, and several further editions have been released since. A region 1 DVD recording of the film with English subtitles was also released in North America in 2002. Remakes A feature film based on Mostly Martha, retitled No Reservations, was released in the United States in 2007 starring Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role corresponding to Martha. Aaron Eckhart takes on the role corresponding to Mario in Mostly Martha with an American (rather than German/Italian) cultural tension. The film also inspired the Spanish film Chef's Special. References External links 2001 films 2001 romantic comedy-drama films German romantic comedy-drama films 2000s German-language films 2000s Italian-language films Cooking films Films shot in Hamburg Films set in Hamburg Films set in restaurants Films shot in Italy Films about chefs 2001 comedy films 2001 drama films 2000s German films