TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews: TONI ERDMANN (Germany 2016) ***1/2 Directed by Maren Ade

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Toni Erdmann.jpgTONI ERDMANN (Germany 2016) ***1/2
Directed by Maren Ade

Stars: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Michael Wittenborn

Review by Gilbert Seah

German director Maren Ade’s third movie that was the toast of Cannes is that rare German comedy that has much to enjoy. Germans are more known for their rigidity than for their sense of humour, so TONI ERDMANN the film makes a welcome departure from there Germans we know.

The name in the title belongs to the father, a practical joker who means well. But no one really likes a practical joker least of all the one that the joke is on. That one happens to be his daughter, an important oil consultant in the international business world. So…

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