a short film by Alexander Pfeuffer
2002 | 14 mins | Germany
Tobias Schenke .... Till
Nico Link .... Boris
Anna Thalbach .... Giselle
Andreas Schneeberg .... Man in Shower
Francesco Saubert .... Man in NightClub
Breakfast? / Frühstück?
a bittersweet short that charts opposing
views of love and commitment
Screened in Great Britain as part of the
17th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- April 2003
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New to Berlin, shy Boris is soon to find love in the arms of Till, only their relationship
is far from the romantic bliss that he had envisaged, given Till is a boy
who just can't say no - and we all know to what!
Described by close friend Giselle as a puppy, Till is more like a dog in heat, promiscuous by
nature, whether getting it on with a handsome hunk at the local swimming pool or later with
a stranger at a nightclub. Only that encounter was meant to be a loving embrace between the
two boys, that is before two become three thanks to Mr Unknown forcing himself upon them,
or to be more precise upon Till, given Boris promptly exited stage left leaving the two
to merge as one. As breakfast time approaches courtesy of Giselle, the question beckons
will their eggs, like their relationship, be scrambled in the morning?
As a piece that at its core is about the opposing views to love and commitment held by two
young men, this bittersweet short plays like an enticing cinematic shot of QUEER AS FOLK.
To that end, Tobias Schenke as Till is every inch the German outing of Stuart, ready for
some man candy at any given opportunity, an act that is nicely countered by Nico Link's
tender portrayal of Boris, a young man who like QAF's Vince carries a torch, only to
see it smouldering in the background of Till's seemingly endless desire for manflesh.
Well-shot and acted throughout, writer and director Alexander Pfeuffer has crafted a tale that
whilst not charting new ground, will certainly entertain the boys, filled as it is with tender
moments of gay love, homoerotic encounters in the shower and the certain knowledge that
somehow these teens will work things out. A sure case of art mirroring life, given
Till is destined to realise just where true love lies - eventually!
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