Marin Ade triumphs with estrangement epic
A beguiling sense of sadness and loss that undercuts even the most outrageous moments
Cinema
Toni Erdmann: Directed by Maren Ade, Selected, 16,Rating:*****
Loving: Directed by Jeff Nichols, Nationwide, 12A,Rating:****
Now and again, a film comes out of nowhere and knocks you off your feet. German writer and director Maren Ade’s long, acid family comedy Toni Erdmann is one of those films; a hysterical, improbably heart-wrenching story of a lonely middle-aged father, his workaholic daughter and a bond strained to the point of inelasticity.
German cinema isn’t ...