Toni Erdmann

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Han R Mar 25, 2019 By turns mad, moving and downright awkward, this is brilliantly played by the two leads, and tells a timeless story of how we all lose our childish sides, for better or worse, but we never lose the love for those close to us. See more

Kylo S Mar 24, 2019 I had wondered why there was such a gap between the averages of the critics and the audience scores, but after viewing the movie, I can understand why some would find the story both bizarre and, at times, tedious. But the fact is, if you have patience and an open mind, you'll find the eccentricities and over-the-top antics simply hilarious. Though the rating warns you about nudity, I can assure you the one chapter that presents it is nothing short of hilarious. Again, you simply have to roll with the director's plan. I have to admit that when the actress sang the Whitney Houston classic, it was both surprisingly well done and, well, funny. If you accept it for what it is, you'll be thinking it about it long after the credits close. You can't help it ! See more

Kylo L Jan 12, 2019 As Faces de Toni Erdmann (2016) #MovieReview 3,5 �� Filha workaholic recebe visita de pai com senso de humor peculiar, passando-se por embaixador, coach entre outros papà (C)is. Um pouco longo demais, mas não se pode dizer que os alemães não tem humor. See more

Hermione G Nov 29, 2018 special movie about parent -child relation (the shame children can feel About their parents) and the hectic life of a carreer women See more

Hermione S Nov 26, 2018 While I didnâ(TM)t think this film was all that funny, and found the main character more maddening than anything else, it was thought-provoking, realistic, and always interesting. A father desperately wants to stay in his adult daughterâ(TM)s life, resorting to absurdity, corny jokes, and outright intrusion to do so (e.g. hiding in her bedroom closet, showing up at her workplace, meeting her friends, etc). He assumes an alter ego with a set of false teeth and a wig and pushes the limits for what lies he can get away with, but itâ(TM)s never in a mean-spirited way, and itâ(TM)s as if heâ(TM)s trying to stay relevant in a world that has passed his simple ways by. The movie gives us a pretty pessimistic view of finding a work/life balance in the two extremes it shows us; the father (Peter Simonischek) has little ambition and is a bit of an oaf, and the daughter (Sandra HÃ 1/4ller) works in the soul-numbing capacity of devising corporate strategies to outsource work overseas. The best parts of the film for me were in the depiction of corporate life â" the politics, the â~big presentationâ(TM), the schmoozing, and the clear stratification of those in this world (and at the top of this world) with common people. In one fantastic moment HÃ 1/4ller looks out of a high-rise office window and down at people living in poverty. In another, when commenting on having to take an executiveâ(TM)s wife out shopping in order to be on his good side, she quips âItâ(TM)s Europeâ(TM)s largest mall and no one has money to buy anything.â? The scene where father and daughter visit workers in the country and he inadvertently gets one fired is also powerful. How disheartening is it to hear her reaction: âThatâ(TM)s up to him; the more he fires, the fewer I have to fire.â? We contrast this with the kindness and dignity shown by these people, inviting him into their home when he needs to use the bathroom, and giving him a sack of apples. The film seems to be putting two things side by side â" how the innocent moments of childhood slip away in oneâ(TM)s life, and also, in a larger sense, how weâ(TM)ve let something else slip away â" our humanity. Unfortunately, it gives us a seriously disgusting sex scene in a hotel room involving petit fours that frankly I wish I could un-see. It probably has a point on top of the shock value, something along the lines of how tawdry and non-erotic an affair may be, or how we see her dominate others after having to be submissive to superiors at work, passing along the dehumanization â" but I wish this scene would have been excised. On the other hand, I suppose in moments like this, HÃ 1/4ller belting out Whitney Houstonâ(TM)s âGreatest Love of Allâ? in front of a houseful of strangers, and her impromptu â~naked partyâ(TM) with co-workers, the film keeps us engaged by not having any idea whatâ(TM)s going to happen next. There is an absurdity to it all, and maybe the fatherâ(TM)s advice âDonâ(TM)t lose humorâ? â" donâ(TM)t take things too seriously - is the best coping strategy to life, which is too short and often depressing. Another beautiful scene in the film comes at the end, when the father explains how fleeting moments from her childhood float up into his mind, and how he wishes those moments could be held on to somehow â" and yet, despite that realization, misses a moment in the present by going off to search for a camera in the attempt to capture it. Itâ(TM)s pitch perfect. See more

George P Oct 7, 2018 Finally a long movie that deserve its length, and not just because the director could play at "let's being artsy". I found this film very beautiful and powerful. It portray the relationship between a father and a daughter in a way that is both absurd and realistic at the same time. At every corner you will crash against questions about right and wrong, morality, life... but do not worry, just like life itself, you will not be given any answers. Just a reminder that nothing is black or white. 4 full stars almost touching the 4 and 1/2. See more

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