Toni Erdmann

It has found a considerable, gratefully discombobulated audience all around the world, and it deserves one here.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, proceeding in a perfectly straightforward manner, from one awkward, heartfelt, hilarious scene to the next, wraps itself around some of the thorniest complexities of contemporary reality.

2931d ago

Three hours of very funny, very German comedic joy.

2931d ago

With a perfect balance of heart and humor, Toni Erdmann transcends its clichéd premise, becoming one of the most tragic comedies of the decade so far.

2931d ago

Father and daughter reconnect during a bizarre, surreal adventure.

2931d ago

Maren Ade’s third feature film as a director unravels the knots that tie together Peter Simonischek's prankster father and Sandra Huller as his careerwoman daughter.

2931d ago

Maren Ade's unique study of an estranged but mutually depressive father and daughter is a humane, hilarious triumph.

2931d ago

Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature from writer-director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so is a piquant dissection of father-daughter bonds and of the sinister banality of corporate consultancy.

2931d ago

Father and daughter reconnect during a bizarre, surreal adventure.

2931d ago

Maren Ade's unique study of an estranged but mutually depressive father and daughter is a humane, hilarious triumph.

2931d ago

Maren Ade’s third feature film as a director unravels the knots that tie together Peter Simonischek's prankster father and Sandra Huller as his careerwoman daughter.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, proceeding in a perfectly straightforward manner, from one awkward, heartfelt, hilarious scene to the next, wraps itself around some of the thorniest complexities of contemporary reality.

2931d ago

With a perfect balance of heart and humor, Toni Erdmann transcends its clichéd premise, becoming one of the most tragic comedies of the decade so far.

2931d ago

Three hours of very funny, very German comedic joy.

2931d ago

Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature from writer-director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so is a piquant dissection of father-daughter bonds and of the sinister banality of corporate consultancy.

2931d ago

Maren Ade's unique study of an estranged but mutually depressive father and daughter is a humane, hilarious triumph.

2931d ago

There are a fair number of well-regarded films about the link between a father and a young daughter: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Paper Moon,” “My Girl,” “Fly Away Home,” “Eve’s Bayou” and ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” to name a few.

2931d ago

Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) is a divorced piano teacher with a passion for practical jokes. Grieving the death of his pet dog, he travels to Bucharest to reconnect with his daughter in the guise of his alter-ego, life coach Toni Erdmann.

2931d ago

Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) is a divorced piano teacher with a passion for practical jokes. Grieving the death of his pet dog, he travels to Bucharest to reconnect with his daughter in the guise of his alter-ego, life coach Toni Erdmann.

2931d ago

Three hours of very funny, very German comedic joy.

2931d ago

Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) is a divorced piano teacher with a passion for practical jokes. Grieving the death of his pet dog, he travels to Bucharest to reconnect with his daughter in the guise of his alter-ego, life coach Toni Erdmann.

2931d ago

Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature from writer-director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so is a piquant dissection of father-daughter bonds and of the sinister banality of corporate consultancy.

2931d ago

Father and daughter reconnect during a bizarre, surreal adventure.

2931d ago

A father, a daughter and the father’s alter ego figure in Maren Ade’s German-language comedy, which is outlandishly funny and improbably moving.

2931d ago

There are a fair number of well-regarded films about the link between a father and a young daughter: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Paper Moon,” “My Girl,” “Fly Away Home,” “Eve’s Bayou” and ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” to name a few.

2931d ago

It has found a considerable, gratefully discombobulated audience all around the world, and it deserves one here.

2931d ago

A father, a daughter and the father’s alter ego figure in Maren Ade’s German-language comedy, which is outlandishly funny and improbably moving.

2931d ago

There are a fair number of well-regarded films about the link between a father and a young daughter: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Paper Moon,” “My Girl,” “Fly Away Home,” “Eve’s Bayou” and ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” to name a few.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, proceeding in a perfectly straightforward manner, from one awkward, heartfelt, hilarious scene to the next, wraps itself around some of the thorniest complexities of contemporary reality.

2931d ago

With a perfect balance of heart and humor, Toni Erdmann transcends its clichéd premise, becoming one of the most tragic comedies of the decade so far.

2931d ago

There are a fair number of well-regarded films about the link between a father and a young daughter: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Paper Moon,” “My Girl,” “Fly Away Home,” “Eve’s Bayou” and ”Beasts of the Southern Wild,” to name a few.

2931d ago

A father, a daughter and the father’s alter ego figure in Maren Ade’s German-language comedy, which is outlandishly funny and improbably moving.

2931d ago

Maren Ade's unique study of an estranged but mutually depressive father and daughter is a humane, hilarious triumph.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, proceeding in a perfectly straightforward manner, from one awkward, heartfelt, hilarious scene to the next, wraps itself around some of the thorniest complexities of contemporary reality.

2931d ago

With a perfect balance of heart and humor, Toni Erdmann transcends its clichéd premise, becoming one of the most tragic comedies of the decade so far.

2931d ago

Delving into microeconomics and macroaggressions, Toni Erdmann, the dynamite, superbly acted third feature from writer-director Maren Ade, is social studies at its finest. This quicksilver, emotionally astute comedy operates on many different registers and moods: Whoopee cushions and gag teeth are part of the fun, but so is a piquant dissection of father-daughter bonds and of the sinister banality of corporate consultancy.

2931d ago

Father and daughter reconnect during a bizarre, surreal adventure.

2931d ago

It has found a considerable, gratefully discombobulated audience all around the world, and it deserves one here.

2931d ago

Maren Ade’s third feature film as a director unravels the knots that tie together Peter Simonischek's prankster father and Sandra Huller as his careerwoman daughter.

2931d ago

It has found a considerable, gratefully discombobulated audience all around the world, and it deserves one here.

2931d ago

Maren Ade’s third feature film as a director unravels the knots that tie together Peter Simonischek's prankster father and Sandra Huller as his careerwoman daughter.

2931d ago

And yet the film is nevertheless a masterpiece, as the sheer breadth and extent of its emotional impact more than compensate for these weaknesses. In the end, even diamonds have flaws, and as far as cinematic ones go, Toni Erdmann is dazzling.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann is the 3-hour, achingly sad prankster comedy of the year.

2931d ago

Marin Ade’s brilliant comedy explores family connections and generational divides.

2931d ago

And yet the film is nevertheless a masterpiece, as the sheer breadth and extent of its emotional impact more than compensate for these weaknesses. In the end, even diamonds have flaws, and as far as cinematic ones go, Toni Erdmann is dazzling.

2931d ago

And yet the film is nevertheless a masterpiece, as the sheer breadth and extent of its emotional impact more than compensate for these weaknesses. In the end, even diamonds have flaws, and as far as cinematic ones go, Toni Erdmann is dazzling.

2931d ago

Marin Ade’s brilliant comedy explores family connections and generational divides.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann is the 3-hour, achingly sad prankster comedy of the year.

2931d ago

And yet the film is nevertheless a masterpiece, as the sheer breadth and extent of its emotional impact more than compensate for these weaknesses. In the end, even diamonds have flaws, and as far as cinematic ones go, Toni Erdmann is dazzling.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann is the 3-hour, achingly sad prankster comedy of the year.

2931d ago

Marin Ade’s brilliant comedy explores family connections and generational divides.

2931d ago

Marin Ade’s brilliant comedy explores family connections and generational divides.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann is the 3-hour, achingly sad prankster comedy of the year.

2931d ago

This film, despite unshowy photography and a dialed-down style, is so singular, and so uniquely Ade’s that it heralds her confirmation as one such.

2931d ago

This film, despite unshowy photography and a dialed-down style, is so singular, and so uniquely Ade’s that it heralds her confirmation as one such.

2931d ago

This film, despite unshowy photography and a dialed-down style, is so singular, and so uniquely Ade’s that it heralds her confirmation as one such.

2931d ago

This film, despite unshowy photography and a dialed-down style, is so singular, and so uniquely Ade’s that it heralds her confirmation as one such.

2931d ago

To say Toni Erdmann is funny doesn’t even begin to capture the out-there texture of the jokes, and of the actors’ timing.

2931d ago

To say Toni Erdmann is funny doesn’t even begin to capture the out-there texture of the jokes, and of the actors’ timing.

2931d ago

To say Toni Erdmann is funny doesn’t even begin to capture the out-there texture of the jokes, and of the actors’ timing.

2931d ago

To say Toni Erdmann is funny doesn’t even begin to capture the out-there texture of the jokes, and of the actors’ timing.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, it turns out, is Hüller’s movie all the way, with her character not just matching wits with the bumptious, often irritating father, but ultimately coming into her own with the genuine feeling he seems determined to deflect.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, it turns out, is Hüller’s movie all the way, with her character not just matching wits with the bumptious, often irritating father, but ultimately coming into her own with the genuine feeling he seems determined to deflect.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, it turns out, is Hüller’s movie all the way, with her character not just matching wits with the bumptious, often irritating father, but ultimately coming into her own with the genuine feeling he seems determined to deflect.

2931d ago

Toni Erdmann, it turns out, is Hüller’s movie all the way, with her character not just matching wits with the bumptious, often irritating father, but ultimately coming into her own with the genuine feeling he seems determined to deflect.

2931d ago

German movie about white-collar executive and her anarchic dad hits the foreign-film sweet spot.

2931d ago

German movie about white-collar executive and her anarchic dad hits the foreign-film sweet spot.

2931d ago

By its end, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann is a work of laser-guided social critique and a comedy.

2931d ago

German movie about white-collar executive and her anarchic dad hits the foreign-film sweet spot.

2931d ago

By its end, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann is a work of laser-guided social critique and a comedy.

2931d ago

By its end, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann is a work of laser-guided social critique and a comedy.

2931d ago

German movie about white-collar executive and her anarchic dad hits the foreign-film sweet spot.

2931d ago

By its end, Maren Ade's Toni Erdmann is a work of laser-guided social critique and a comedy.

2931d ago

With its nearly three-hour running time and Bizarro World parent-child bonding themes, it feels impossible to describe just how thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying Toni Erdmann ends up being.

2931d ago

A leftfield Palme contender emerges in this insightful and sometimes very funny film about a prank-prone dad trying to lighten up his serious businesswoman daughter.

2931d ago

With its nearly three-hour running time and Bizarro World parent-child bonding themes, it feels impossible to describe just how thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying Toni Erdmann ends up being.

2931d ago

With its nearly three-hour running time and Bizarro World parent-child bonding themes, it feels impossible to describe just how thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying Toni Erdmann ends up being.

2931d ago

A leftfield Palme contender emerges in this insightful and sometimes very funny film about a prank-prone dad trying to lighten up his serious businesswoman daughter.

2931d ago

A leftfield Palme contender emerges in this insightful and sometimes very funny film about a prank-prone dad trying to lighten up his serious businesswoman daughter.

2931d ago

A leftfield Palme contender emerges in this insightful and sometimes very funny film about a prank-prone dad trying to lighten up his serious businesswoman daughter.

2931d ago

With its nearly three-hour running time and Bizarro World parent-child bonding themes, it feels impossible to describe just how thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying Toni Erdmann ends up being.

2931d ago