Man spricht deutsh (1988)

A very middle-class Bavarian family spend the last day of their Mediterranean vacation on the beach, day-dreaming and muttering racist remarks about Italians.

Director:

Hanns Christian Müller

Writers:

Hanns Christian Müller, Gerhard Polt

Stars:

Gerhard Polt, Gisela Schneeberger, Dieter Hildebrandt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gerhard Polt	...	Erwin Löffler
Gisela Schneeberger	...	Irmgard Löffler
Dieter Hildebrandt	...	Dr. Friedhelm Eigenbrodt
Werner Schneyder	...	Von Bronstedt
Michael Gahr	...	Dr. Wilms
Enzo Cannavale	...	Paolo, italian beach observer
Siegfried Mahler	...	Mr. Endress
Elisabeth Welz	...	Mrs. Endress
Isa Haller	...	Mrs. Häberle
Thomas Geier	...	Heinz Rüdiger
Pamela Prati	...	Violetta
Ambrogio Chirico	...	Giancarlo
Giulio Marchetti	...	Receptionist in high-class hotel
Luigi Tortora	...	Franco
Gottfried Drexler	...	Dr. Amöbius, the blabber (as Friedl Drexler)

Storyline

Bavarian comedian Gerhard Polt caricatures a German family on their vacation in Italy. The beer-bellied father and his wife, their spoilt son and the old couple in the adjoining deck-chairs; they spend each day on the same spot on the same beach, day-dreaming, leaving their junk in the sand and making racist comments about Italians. After all Italy would be a perfect place without the Italians...

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Plot Keywords:

beach | italy | couple | mediterranean | sand | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

Italian German

Release Date:

18 February 1988 (West Germany)

Filming Locations:

Terracina, Latina, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maran Film, Solaris Film, Vision Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The spelling error in the title is intentional.

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Soundtracks

"Torneró"
Performed by I Santo California

User Reviews

Great parody

I guess it highly depends on your personal taste of humour but in my opinion this movie is just fabulous.

It doesn't have a lot of action, "just" several dream sequences hold together by a day on the beach. But all of the sequences exactly mimic some sort of stereotypes, mainly about german tourists as they are deemed.

And if you've ever kept an eye on those behaviors you will love this (in parts even sarcastic) movie. You won't roll on the floor laughing but you'll definitely smirk and grin all the time.