A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.A practical joking father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO's life coach.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 59 wins & 84 nominations total
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Victoria Malektorovych
- Nataljaas Natalja
- (as Viktoria Malektorovych)
- Director
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- Maren Ade(screenplay)
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Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. He pays her a surprise visit in Bucharest, where she's busy as a corporate strategist. The geographical change doesn't help them to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried annoys his daughter with corny pranks and jabs at her routine lifestyle of meetings and paperwork. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to go home to Germany. Enter Toni Erdmann: Winfried's flashy alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' work circle, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried doesn't hold back, and Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life. —Official site
- father daughter relationship
- father daughter conflict
- ambitious woman
- estranged daughter
- female full frontal nudity
- 164 more
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief drug use
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Did you know
- TriviaThe animal costume worn by Winfried is the Kukeri, a common animal totem in Bulgaria that is believed to scare away evil spirits. It was made from the real hair of long-haired goats and according to actor Peter Simonischek was extremely hot and heavy and smelled like a goat stable. With the exception of the scene when Winfried has the head removed, it was worn by a stuntman.
- GoofsWhen the father gives his daughter her birthday gift, there are some jars in the table which change position between shots.
- Quotes
Winfried Conradi alias Toni Erdmann: You have to do this or that, but meanwhile life is just passing by
- Crazy creditsApart from the production companies there are no opening credits, and the movie's title is only shown after all the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film '72: Episode #46.3 (2017)
- SoundtracksHeute hier, morgen dort
Written by Gary Bolstad and Hannes Wader
Top review
The most overrated film of the year.
"Toni Erdmann" is a father/daughter comedy-drama from Germany that critics are calling a masterpiece and the best film of the year when, in fact, it's just the kind of sentimental twaddle that Hollywood does somewhat more slickly and already we're told it's to be remade as a vehicle for Jack Nicholson in a role that could win him a fourth Oscar.
It certainly isn't a bad movie but it's far from being a great one and at almost three hours is way too long. The humour is broad and obvious and every plot device is signposted in advance. What redeems the film are the performances of Peter Simonischek as the father and Sandra Huller as his daughter. Indeed, Simonischek is terrific as the shambolic joker who decides to interfere in his daughter's business affairs when he feels she isn't coping and Toni Erdmann is the fictitious character he invents to activate his plan. Huller is equally good as the daughter who seems to have lost her way in life, (her rendition of 'The Greatest Love of All' is worth the price of admission). In fact, they are both so good I just kept wishing they had better material to work with. It's pleasant enough but I am still baffled by its success.
It certainly isn't a bad movie but it's far from being a great one and at almost three hours is way too long. The humour is broad and obvious and every plot device is signposted in advance. What redeems the film are the performances of Peter Simonischek as the father and Sandra Huller as his daughter. Indeed, Simonischek is terrific as the shambolic joker who decides to interfere in his daughter's business affairs when he feels she isn't coping and Toni Erdmann is the fictitious character he invents to activate his plan. Huller is equally good as the daughter who seems to have lost her way in life, (her rendition of 'The Greatest Love of All' is worth the price of admission). In fact, they are both so good I just kept wishing they had better material to work with. It's pleasant enough but I am still baffled by its success.
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- MOscarbradley
- Feb 17, 2017
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- Budget
- €3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,479,387
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,972
- Dec 25, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $11,784,207
- Runtime2 hours 42 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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