Toni Erdmann / Gerd Gemünden.
| Author/creator | Gemünden, Gerd, 1959- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Rochester, NY, USA : Camden House, 2021. |
| Description | 74 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | German Film Classics |
| Contents | A question of performance -- A Cannes sensation -- Learning from Andy Kaufman -- "I like countries with a middle class" -- The end(s) of sleep -- "What do you mean by 'happy'?" -- "Merkel Kino?" |
| Abstract | "Maren Ade's tragicomedy Toni Erdmann, a 2016 Cannes sensation and Oscar nominee, is an internationally acclaimed classic of recent German cinema. By turns hilarious, cringeworthy, and heart-wrenching, the film revolves around Winfried, a retired music teacher and prankster trying to rebuild a relationship with his daughter Ines, a high-powered business consultant based in Bucharest. At its center, this unpredictable scenario pits one type of performance - Ines's efforts to meet the unyielding expectations of the new economy - against another - Winfried's anarchic role-play meant to disrupt the standardization of life. This book, the first in-depth analysis of the film, explores the many layers of this generational tug-of-war about the meaning of life, work, and death. Employing Ade's trademark minimalist style, the film deftly comments on the precarity of life; the gendering of labor in the new economy; the re-definition of feminism by the children of the generation of 1968; and reconfigured East-West relations in post-Wall Europe. Lastly, in light of Ade's artisanal mode of filmmaking, in which she regularly assumes the role of writer, director, and producer, Toni Erdmann becomes a highly self-reflexive comment on the neoliberal dictates of global art cinema"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [67]-74). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021011793 |
| ISBN | 9781640141094 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |