Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf
It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
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Mario Adorf, Margarethe von Trotta
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
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Mario Adorf
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
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Senta Berger, Mario Adorf
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
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Mario Adorf
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
© COIN FILM

Mario Adorf
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
© COIN FILM

Dominik Wessely
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf by Dominik Wessely
DEU 2019, Berlinale Special
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A film about a passionate man and actor who shares his view of the world, his profession, love and growing old in a congenial and self-ironic way.
With
- Mario Adorf
- Senta Berger
- Margarethe von Trotta
- et al.
Crew
Written and Directed by | Dominik Wessely |
Cinematography | Hajo Schomerus |
Editing | Annette Muff |
Music | Maciej Sledziecki |
Sound Design | Steffen Pfauth |
Sound | Ralf Weber |
Producers | Herbert Schwering, Christine Kiauk |
World Sales
MAGNETFILM
Produced by

Dominik Wessely
The director at the Press Conference.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019

Mario Adorf
A big welcome for the actor at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019

Senta Berger, Mario Adorf, Margarethe von Trotta
The protagonists at the Photo Call.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019

Mario Adorf
The protagonist and actor in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019

Mario Adorf
The protagonist at the Press Conference.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019

Mario Adorf
The protagonist in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf · Berlinale Special · Feb 12, 2019
Herbert Schwering (Producer), Dominik Wessely (Director, Screenwriter), Mario Adorf (Protagonist), Moderation: Jenni Zylka
Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf | It Could Have Been Worse – Mario Adorf
Berlinale Special · Press Conference · Feb 12, 2019
Dominik Wessely

Born in Munich, Germany in 1966, he first studied modern history, history of art and philosophy in Munich and then documentary film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Since then he has written and directed documentaries, series and feature films. Between 2008 and 2013 he was professor of documentary film directing at the International Film School Cologne. His work first screened at the Berlinale in 2008 with Gegenschuss – Aufbruch der Filmemacher. His debut feature film Nellys Abenteuer (Nelly’s Adventure) screened at fifty festivals worldwide and won numerous awards.
Filmography (selection)
1998 Die Blume der Hausfrau 2001 Broadway Bruchsal – Schauspielerträume in der Provinz; TV series, co-director: Marcus Vetter 2004 Gottes Plan und Menschen Hand; TV film 2005 Windstärke 8 – Das Auswandererschiff 1855; TV series, co-directors: Arne Sinnwell, Gabriele Wengler 2006 Die Unzerbrechlichen 2008 Gegenschuss – Aufbruch der Filmemacher; co-director: Laurens Straub · Geheiligtes Gebein; TV film 2012 Georg Kreisler gibt es gar nicht; TV doc animation 2015 Lachen, um zu überleben: Ephraim Kishon; TV doc animation 2016 Nellys Abenteuer; children's film 2017 Charlotte Knobloch – Ein Leben in Deutschland; TV doc animation 2019 Es hätte schlimmer kommen können – Mario Adorf
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019