Toni Erdmann (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Maren Ade
	Actors: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller
	Country: D, A
	Genre: Comedy, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 22.07.2016, Schauburg, German version
Synopsis: Ines (Hüller) works as executive consultant in Bucarest. Her father Winfried (Simonischek) visits her surprisingly. They do not have much to say. As Winfried mutes into his alter ego Toni Erdmann the visit turns weird for both. Toni tells he is personal coach and brings Ines into painful situations.
Review: The originality is to have no story, to last two and half hours, and not be boring! Reasons for that is that the identification works perfectly with anyone. Every body had painful moments because of their dad or mother, so has Ines with Toni Erdmann. And basically it is the story. A cumulation of painful moments. All of them are funny as such. Also surprisingly SPOILER where she becomes painful for herself. But through these scenes I did not see much evolution of characters, no real story neither.  Ines starts as executive consultant, finds out she has something else but SPOILER ends as executive consultant in Singapore. By luck the acting is excellently subtle especially by Peter Simonischek.  I absolutely wanted to watch this movie because I heard about a long standing ovation in Cannes not ending with any award. Indeed, the movie is special and awakes some feelings about one's parents. But it is not a great movie to me.
Rating: 5 /10