The Forest for the Trees (Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen--Germany, 1998)--In this engaging German drama from impressive first-time director Maren Ade, Melanie Pröschle (Eva Loebau) is a young, idealistic, and somewhat naive teacher just starting her first job in a rough city school who, despite her best intentions, cannot seem to make things go smoothly, either personally or professionally. The Forest for the Trees won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the Jury Award at the Newport International Film Festival (2005). For her work in this film, Eva Löbau won the Best Actress Award at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinem (2005). www.rottentomatoes.com