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Der Pfandlbräu

1987 · 87 min

A gentle, folksy comedy about a reluctant small-town brewer weighing love against money, pleasant and low-stakes.

Overview
For 350 years, the Pfandlbräu brewery in Greimeling thrived, but production has fallen from 20,000 to 8,000 hectoliters annually. Michel Pfandl, a music-loving bachelor ill-suited to business, faces bankruptcy pressure from the house bank. They demand he marry widowed brewer Sophie to merge their fortunes. When he refuses, the bank initiates insolvency proceedings, forcing Michel to confront the brewery’s future and his own values.

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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • work
    • trauma
    • love
    • betrayal
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Georg Lohmeier
    Written by
    Georg Lohmeier
    Starring
    Max Grießer, Edmund Steinberger, Kathi Leitner, Gundi Ellert, Franz Hanfstingl, Fritz Straßner, Ossi Eckmüller, Marianne Stein
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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