Tadellöser & Wolff

A quiet, sepia-toned chronicle of ordinary family life unfolding under the shadow of war, patient and observant rather than dramatic.

Created by

Walter Kempowski

Genres

Drama, War & politics

Starring

Edda Seippel, Karl Lieffen, Gabriele Michel

Overview

The film depicts the life of the middle-class Kempowski family in Rostock between 1939 and 1945 in great detail and closely following the novel on which it is based. In addition to describing the special events in Walter's life and in the family, there are also repeated depictions of everyday life, such as walks with his father through Rostock, at school and in youth groups, with friends and swing music, at family meals and Christmas celebrations, at church or at the cinema. Father Karl loves cigars from the company "Loeser & Wolff," which always prompts him to say "impeccable, more impeccable, Tadellöser and Wolff" when praising them.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, coming-of-age, war, memory

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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