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Der ganz normale Wahnsinn

1979 · 1 season

A wry, meandering German drama where small everyday encounters spiral into odd, turbulent tangles.

Created by
Helmut Dietl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Towje Kleiner, Ilse Neubauer, Barbara Valentin
Overview
It all starts with a minor rear-end collision. Gloria meets Maximillian Glanz in the process. Together with their mutual friend Lino, the two experience adventures that are as turbulent as they are insane...

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Created by
Helmut Dietl
Genres
Drama
Starring
Towje Kleiner, Ilse Neubauer, Barbara Valentin
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Helmut Dietl
    Starring
    Towje Kleiner, Ilse Neubauer, Barbara Valentin, Alexander May, Christine Kaufmann, Helmut Fischer, Kurt Raab, Elke Aberle
    Length
    1 seasons, 12 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    BR Fernsehen
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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