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MysteryThrillerDrama

The Universal Theory

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Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur on site. He meets Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know more about him than she can know. Suddenly, mysterious deaths begin to pile up and Johannes tries to uncover the secret under the mountain.

Release Date : 2023-10-26

Language :GermanEnglishFrenchItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : ZDF/Artema.ja.de. FictionThe BarricadesPanama FilmCatpicsORFSRFNeue VisionenUFO Production

Production Country : GermanyAustriaSwitzerland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jan Bülow

Character Name : Johannes

Original Name : Jan Bülow

Gender : Male

Olivia Ross

Character Name : Karin

Original Name : Olivia Ross

Gender : Female

Hanns Zischler

Character Name : Dr. Strathen

Original Name : Hanns Zischler

Gender : Male

Gottfried Breitfuß

Character Name : Prof. Blumberg

Original Name : Gottfried Breitfuß

Gender : Male

Philippe Graber

Character Name : Kommissar Amrein

Original Name : Philippe Graber

Gender : Male

David Bennent

Character Name : Kommissar Arnold

Original Name : David Bennent

Gender : Male

Imogen Kogge

Character Name : Anna Leinert

Original Name : Imogen Kogge

Gender : Female

Dirk Böhling

Character Name : Fernseh-Moderator

Original Name : Dirk Böhling

Gender : Male

Ladina Carla von Frisching

Character Name : Susi

Original Name : Ladina Carla von Frisching

Gender : Male

Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil

Gender : Male

Paul Wolff-Plottegg

Character Name : Dr. Koch

Original Name : Paul Wolff-Plottegg

Gender : Male

Jonathan Wirtz

Character Name : Johannes (12 Jahre)

Original Name : Jonathan Wirtz

Gender : Male

Eva Maria Jost

Character Name : Anna Leinert (jung)

Original Name : Eva Maria Jost

Gender : Female

Joey Zimmermann

Character Name : Polizist

Original Name : Joey Zimmermann

Gender : Male

Vivienne Bayley

Character Name : Susi

Original Name : Vivienne Bayley

Gender : Male

Marie Goyette

Character Name : Baroness Edita Fedorovna Yusupova

Original Name : Marie Goyette

Gender : Male

Peter Hottinger

Character Name : Empfangschef

Original Name : Peter Hottinger

Gender : Male

Dana Herfurth

Character Name : Minna

Original Name : Dana Herfurth

Gender : Female

Dominik Graf

Character Name : Erzähler

Original Name : Dominik Graf

Gender : Male

Hubert Sielecki

Character Name : Kongressleitung

Original Name : Hubert Sielecki

Gender : Male

Hansen Hoepner

Character Name : Erwin Graber

Original Name : Hansen Hoepner

Gender : Male

Oscar Stiebitz

Character Name : Dieter Graber

Original Name : Oscar Stiebitz

Gender : Male

Kari Rakkola

Character Name : Männer mit hut

Original Name : Kari Rakkola

Gender : Male

Klaus Schwarz

Character Name : Männer mit hut

Original Name : Klaus Schwarz

Gender : Male

Velja Brkic

Character Name : Männer mit hut

Original Name : Velja Brkic

Gender : Male

Karl Bader

Character Name : Männer mit hut

Original Name : Karl Bader

Gender : Male

Bernd Reinink

Character Name : Männer mit hut

Original Name : Bernd Reinink

Gender : Male

Camille Chanel

Character Name : Französische touristen

Original Name : Camille Chanel

Gender : Male

Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi

Character Name : Französische touristen

Original Name : Pierre-Emmanuel Finzi

Gender : Male

Martin Burk

Character Name : Jazz-Band

Original Name : Martin Burk

Gender : Male

David Schweighart

Character Name : Jazz-Band

Original Name : David Schweighart

Gender : Male

Jannis Klenk

Character Name : Jazz-Band

Original Name : Jannis Klenk

Gender : Male

Benjamin Mark

Character Name : Jazz-Band

Original Name : Benjamin Mark

Gender : Male

Matthias Vieider

Character Name : Jazz-Band

Original Name : Matthias Vieider

Gender : Male

Virginie Thomann

Character Name : Carina

Original Name : Virginie Thomann

Gender : Male

Dusan Solomun

Character Name : Giovanni

Original Name : Dusan Solomun

Gender : Male

Étienne Rey

Character Name : Schaffner

Original Name : Étienne Rey

Gender : Male

Gottfried Islitzer

Character Name : Alter mann

Original Name : Gottfried Islitzer

Gender : Male

Anna Kurz

Character Name : Zimmermädchen

Original Name : Anna Kurz

Gender : Male

Christian Kacic

Character Name : Nachtportier

Original Name : Christian Kacic

Gender : Male

Moritz Matias Sumereder

Character Name : Page

Original Name : Moritz Matias Sumereder

Gender : Male

Martin Gressmann

Character Name : Älterer Professor

Original Name : Martin Gressmann

Gender : Male

Martin Müller

Character Name : Jüngerer Professor

Original Name : Martin Müller

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-17

Aspiring physicist "Johannes" (Jan Bülow) is traveling with his tutor "Strathen" (Hanns Zischler) to a conference in Switzerland, aware that his rather radical thinking has narked his professor who wishes him to conform to more established theories. Indeed things are distinctly tense between them when they encounter "Blumberg" (Gottfried Breitfuss) on their train. He has some past with "Strathen" which isn't exactly friendly, but they continue their journey together with the young man promised any help he needs to get his dissertation over the line. Once they arrive, "Johannes" gets caught up in one of the many storms that frequent their mountainside hotel and seeks refuge in a church. Likewise, a few moments later, does "Karin" (Olivia Ross). He's immediately smitten but she doesn't hang around for long enough to even exchange names. Luckily for him, she happens to play the piano in the hotel's jazz bar and so maybe a meeting can happen after all? It's almost simultaneous with their arrival that he starts to feel distinctively out-of-sorts. A sense of déjà-vu often seems to follow him as he feels he has met her before somewhere. her bauhaus vacillates between the distant and (very) friendly, which he doesn't really comprehend either. Also, his timelines seem to be jumping about and when the avuncular "Blumberg" falls foul of a tragedy his befuddlement takes on an whole new life of it's own? What is going on here? It's as if the mountain has it's own secrets to keep? Is it all just too much wine? Or is there something more sinister going on? His is a mind of the rational and the scientific - ill equipped for matters ethereal or superstitious, so when the police come calling asking questions about the enigmatic "Karin", what can he make of it all? There are some quite intriguing threads to the story, here, as it tries to intertwine the factual with the less easily explicable and the snowscapes, frosty characterisation of "Strathen" and monochrome presentation add effectively chilling elements as the plot reveals a sense of the we know that we are missing something, but we don't know what it is, and we might never know. Unfortunately, Bülow is a bit weak to carry this off, and the annoyingly fragmented story flits about too much to give us chance to really get our teeth into it. Sure, it's quirky, unpredictable and requires us to think on more than one plain at a time, but I found it just didn't give me enough pitons to climb the mountain without sliding down far too often to square one. It does look good and does remind us that perhaps science hasn't all the answers, but I left feeling a little like "Johannes". Bemused.