Dampfnudelblues (2013)

Dampfnudelblues is a German comedy-drama steeped in small-town quirks and tangled love lives, the sort of film where local color drives the story as much as plot does. Lisa Maria Potthoff leads the cast with a warm, grounded performance. Our archive holds just one clip from the film, but it counts. It catches her bared and unguarded, a genuine departure from the picture's easygoing humor. For anyone tracking her screen work, this is the scene worth stopping for.