Trivia

The film met with a lukewarm reception in its native Germany, with the local media being less than complimentary about it. The German Oscar selection committee did not even include it as a submission for that year's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Much embarrassment ensued when it went on to become one of the most successful German films ever released in the US, winning a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Julie Delpy did not speak German: she performed her role in English and was later dubbed over.

René Hofschneider (Isaak Perel) is the real life elder brother of Marco Hofschneider (Solomon Perel).

The movie was shot simultaneously in English and German.

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.