Der Vorname

2018
1h 31m

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Iris Berben, Justus von Dohnányi, Christoph Maria Herbst, Caroline Peters, Florian David Fitz, and Janina Uhse in Der Vorname (2018)

Stephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian Davi... Read allStephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian David Fitz), and his pregnant girlfriend Anna (Janina Uhse). But the parents of an unborn boy ... Read allStephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) and his wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters) organize a dinner in their house in Bonn. Invited are family friend René (Justus von Dohnányi), Thomas (Florian David Fitz), and his pregnant girlfriend Anna (Janina Uhse). But the parents of an unborn boy make sure that the evening planned as a cozy get-together suddenly gets out of hand: they ... Read all

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7.0/10

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Kirpianuscus

in family

The first temptation is to define it as provocative. For situations, humor, dialogue, clash between characters and adorable end. But it is more. It is a realistic - precise portrait of contemporary family. Eccentric ideas, secrets far to be comfortable, couple huge problems, wives and husbands - and a mother in not ordinary situation- , love and hate in large portions. A nice comedy for its smart levels.

10kaljic

Smart, Witty Comedy

I saw this movie during a trans-Atlantic flight. This is a German comedy-of-errors centered around a family member's desire to name their new child, "Adolph." This desire causes horror and disgust in the family, but it also exposes the very fragile bonds which exist among the family members. Who says Germans have no sense of humor? The script is witty, the repartee between antagonistic members in these families is genuinely funny, and the surprises we learn about their family secrets are unexpected but do not break the audience's necessary suspension of disbelief. It is an interesting look into German middle class life which does not always receive. Much recommended.

9Major_Fletcher

Well, that escalated quickly

Never thought about to use this headline for a review but it fits absolutely perfect to the plot. And yeah, this was one of the funniest german movies i've ever seen so far.

Think about a usual family dinner with friends, cozy small talk, good dinner and some glasses of whine in relaxed atmosphere. At some point one couple offers the name of their unborn child and it's "ADOLF". Now everybody in the room is triggered, exactly like you. You can feel the moment, when the whole mood in the room is going to a complete different direction. Everything's getting a bit more aggressive but also funnier with every minute.

But no worries, this is not the complete plot, it was only the warm-up. Be prepared and listen carefully. This kind of comedy is all about the dialogues and i loved it.

Enjoy!

Cheers, Fletcher

10salanderlaura

Funniest & Smartest German movie of '18!!

Really enjoyed it. It has a brilliant menu of fun for a perfect movienight you won't forget!!

10mariananeagu

Deeeelicious !!!

I had no idea that germans can be funny 😃 Soooo funny and every 10 minutes something new happens ! I had second thoughts cause of the language, hard for me to listen, but i am happy i ignored that. Great movie !

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Trivia
Remake of the French movie 'Le Prénom' from 2012. Le Prénom is an adaptation from the French play from 2010 written by Matthieu Dela ported and Alexandre de La Patellière.

Goofs
The pizza courier, instead of driving directly to his customer, is driving all around the city of Bonn (over the Kennedy bridge, alongside the Rhine towards Bad Godesberg, back to the central administration building, through the city centre, ahead the Minster, along the Art and Exhibition Hall and then back over Adenauerallee towards the actual destination) and would have delivered a cold pizza.