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Das sündige Dorf (1966)

  • Comedy
  • 95 min
  • 12 age guide
  • ★ 6.5/10 from 2 ratings

When the sons of farmer Thomas and his wife Therese Stangassinger, Toni and Sepp, introduce their fiancées to their parents, the latter cannot believe their eyes. Independently of each other, the parents try to prevent the wedding by any means necessary.

Directed byWerner Jacobs

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    Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

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    1970 · 84 min · Drama

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    Technical draftsman Herr R. is a dependable guy. He gets along with his colleagues although his boss wants him to go beyond technical cleanliness to problem solving. He's a dutiful husband; his wife's a social climber and pressures him to seek a promotion, but they also share sweet moments. He's a caring father, helping his son with homework. His parents visit; his mother criticizes his wife. Old schoolmates drop by, as do neighbours. Some comment on his wife's expensive tastes. His promotion may be a long shot, especially after he gives a dull and tipsy toast at an office dinner. But why would Herr R. run amok?

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    The Golden Ass

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    1970 · 99 min · Comedy

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    In ancient Mauretania, the young Roman Lucius Apuleius and his friend Aristomene run into a series of misadventures.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Es lebe die Liebe

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    1944 · 88 min · Comedy

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    A romantic skirmish between an intrusive operetta tenor from the Berlin Theater and a revue diva in Barcelona, who later encounters him, initially unrecognized, as a ballet dancer and, after they marry, plays the role of a housewife to cure him of his arrogance and flightiness. He himself is no stranger to deception, but their joint stage finale is not far off.

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  4. 05

    Superstau

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    1991 · 80 min · Comedy

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    Every year, many Germans are preparing to spend their vacations in the sunny south. And they all have to use the same highways. And every year everything ends in a big traffic jam.

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  5. 06

    Goodbye, Franziska

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    1941 · 100 min · Drama · Romance

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    The relationship between Franziska and her partner Michael, a globetrotting photojournalist, remains strained due to their constant separation, until tragedy strikes, forcing Michael to come home and to make a decision about their future.

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  6. 07

    Una chica de opereta

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    1944 · 82 min · Comedy

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    A poor composer sells his songs to a music publisher who attributes them to his son, who sells them to a famous singer. Seeking the son, the musician's daughter will unexpectedly find a job as secretary to the singer, disguised as an unattractive and authoritative woman who effectively controls his careless lifestyle.

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    Kein Pardon

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    1993 · 97 min · Comedy

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    Since childhood Peter Schlönzke dreams of a career as a TV presenter. His great role model is Heinz Wäscher, who is always looking for talented young entertainers for his popular show. Peters mother announces her shy boy for an audition, which, although mercilessly goes wrong, but brings him a job as a cable helper. He meets the popular entertainer from the unlikely side: as a bus scrapper who despises his audience. When Peter stumbles into the limelight by chance, he has a unique chance - as successor to scrubber.

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    Rossini

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    1997 · 118 min · Comedy

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    Zigeuner is on the hunt for the woman of his dreams, a woman who should also play the main role in the film. Meanwhile, ruthless producer Oskar Reiter wants to buy the film rights at all costs - and he is struggling for the love of the beautiful Valerie.

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    Quiet as a Mouse

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    2004 · 85 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.

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