Toni Erdmann
Spins out dozens of luminous, shimmering ideas that speak to the way most of us live, and...challenge us to rethink how we see our parents.
-- Stephanie Zacharek, Time
Toni Erdmann
Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. The suddenly student-less music teacher decides to surprise her with a visit after the death of his old dog. It's an awkward move because serious career woman Ines is working on an important project as a corporate strategist in Bucharest. The geographical change doesn't help the two to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried loves to annoy his daughter with corny pranks. What's worse are his little jabs at her routine lifestyle of long meetings, hotel bars and performance reports. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to return home to Germany.
Enter flashy "Toni Erdmann," Winfried's smooth-talking alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and even weirder fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' professional life, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried is bolder and doesn't hold back, but Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to understand that her eccentric father might deserve some place in her life after all.
"Ade spins out dozens of luminous, shimmering ideas that speak to the way most of us live, and might even challenge us to rethink how we see our parents and our children.” (Stephanie Zacharek, Time)
Enter flashy "Toni Erdmann," Winfried's smooth-talking alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and even weirder fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' professional life, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried is bolder and doesn't hold back, but Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to understand that her eccentric father might deserve some place in her life after all.
"Ade spins out dozens of luminous, shimmering ideas that speak to the way most of us live, and might even challenge us to rethink how we see our parents and our children.” (Stephanie Zacharek, Time)
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Women and Film,
Festival Favorite
Runtime
162
Language
German,
English,
Romanian
Director
Maren Ade
Cast
Sandra Huller
Awards:
Winner, Grand Prize Critics Week ~ Fipresci Award, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globes
Nominee, Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards
MOREPlayed at
Playhouse 7 1.13.17 - 3.02.17
Town Center 5 2.03.17 - 3.02.17
Monica Film Center 2.10.17 - 2.23.17
Claremont 5 2.10.17 - 2.16.17
NoHo 7 2.17.17 - 3.02.17
Lumiere Music Hall 2.24.17 - 3.02.17
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