Film
Toni Erdmann
- 7PM
Maren Ade’s a laugh-out-loud comedy of father-daughter strife has strong emotional currents and political critique roiling beneath its surface. After his dog dies, perennial practical joker Winfried decides to reconnect with his daughter Ines, a high-power consultant trying to clinch a big deal in Bucharest. When her patience with him hits its limits, instead of going home, Winfried doubles down: he takes on an outrageous alter ego and poses as a life coach in order to become even more involved in Ines’ life. Captured in outstanding performances by Peter Simonischek and Sandra Hüller, their father-daughter relationship evolves in ways both unexpectedly hilarious and deeply moving—and all the more enjoyable when experienced as part of a theatrical audience.
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