Love Eats Up Life
A documentary about the underground singer-songwriter Tobias Gruben, his upbringing and his musical career, featuring past live perfomances by himself and cover versions of his songs by contemporary artists.
Oliver Schwabe
Oliver Schwabe
Casts & Crew
Tobias Gruben
Imogen Gruben
Sebastian Gruben
Florian Langmaack
Heidrun Tuchenhagen
Horst Petersen
Felix Huber
Tobias Levin
Alfred Hilsberg
Peter Sempel
FM Einheit
Rocko Schamoni
Henrik Otremba
Paul Pötsch
Timm Völker
Fee Kürten
Tom Schilling
Gustav-Peter Wöhler
Robert Stadlober
Nick Cave
Also Directed by Oliver Schwabe
He went on a bender with Motörhead’s Lemmy and spend some night in jail. He was a street musician, a working class hero, a thug, a fairy and most of all a rebel – Jürgen Zeltinger is a Cologne icon. With his band he covered Lou Reed and the Ramones in the Kölsch dialect in the 80s, and his social justice anthems against the rich and powerful and for the little man are being bellowed by rowdy crowds to this day. Documentary filmmaker Oliver Schwabe accompanies the now elder statesman of Rock on tour, digs up old live footage and interviews friends and colleagues like musician Wolfgang Niedecken and actor Heiner Lauterbach. So emerges the fascinating story of the stout, bald street kid with the short fuse who would go on to influence a whole generation.
A portrait of the music scene in the city of Hamburg and its influence on German music culture. Contributors include musicians Schorsch Kamerun (Golden Lemons), Frank Spilker (Die Sterne), Bernadette La Hengst, Tocotronic and Dendemann.
Jakob and Manu have developed their own specific survival strategies. Without a permanent home or steady job, they live in a makeshift camp in the woods and use the municipal swimming pool when they need to shower. Always short on cash, they make a living as providers of human services. They notice what is missing in other people′s lives and make a living by satisfying others′ desires and giving them what they need or what they lack.