How About Adolf?

Original title: Der Vorname

20182018
1h 31min

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 m... 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 a... Read all

Director
- Sönke Wortmann
Writers
- Claudius Pläging(screenplay)
- Alexander Dydyna(screenplay adaptation)
- Alexandre de La Patellière(play "Le Prénom")
Stars

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Der Vorname (2018)

Der Vorname (2018)

Justus von Dohnányi and Christoph Maria Herbst in Der Vorname (2018)

Justus von Dohnányi and Christoph Maria Herbst in Der Vorname (2018)

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

Iris Berben in Der Vorname (2018)

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

Florian David Fitz and Janina Uhse in Der Vorname (2018)

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

Justus von Dohnányi, Christoph Maria Herbst, and Caroline Peters in Der Vorname (2018)

Christoph Maria Herbst at an event for Der Vorname (2018)

Iris Berben, Justus von Dohnányi, Florian David Fitz, and Janina Uhse at an event for Der Vorname (2018)

Awards
- 1 nomination

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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 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 announce that they want to call their child Adolf and thus cause a scandal.

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Genre
- Comedy
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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.

Connections
Followed by Der Nachname (2022)

Soundtracks
Sinfonie No.6 in F Major, Op.68: I
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Orchestra of the Beethovenhalle Bonn (as Beethoven Orchester Bonn)

Top review

10/10

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.

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kaljic
Apr 11, 2019

Release date
- October 18, 2018 (Germany)
Country of origin
- Germany
Official site
- Official site (Japan)
Language
- German
Also known as
- Имя
Filming locations
- Bonn, Germany
Production company
- Constantin Film
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Gross worldwide
- $8,947,326

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Runtime
- 1h 31min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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