Old Karl Knesebeck has long been head waiter and rules his waiters with an iron fist at the hotel. When the business passes into the hands of the heirs after the owner's death, he's in a difficult position. The unscrupulous Alwin makes advances toward Niddy, the owner's daughter, whose well-being Knesebeck watches over like a father. Alwin demotes the old man to toilet attendant – a tragedy that Knesebeck tries to salvage, especially since Niddy is about to marry Alwin and another man would actually be better for her...
Harald Braun
Director
Hans Albers
Karl Knesebeck
Romy Schneider
Niddy Hövelmann
Rudolf Forster
Herr Claasen
Joachim Fuchsberger
Alwin Radspieler
Camilla Spira
Sabine Hövelmann
Michael Heltau
Helmuth Bühler
Michael Gebühr
Pikkolo Till
Heini Göbel
Onkel Max
Walter Gross
Kellner Otto
Peter Lühr
Onkel Udo
Willy Stettner
Friseur Popp
The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics.
Our protagonists perform as the opposite gender while still preserving the parts of their personalities that makes themselves who they are.
While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.
Two movies that do a fantastic job in conveying the ongoing struggle for racial justice are Selma (2014) and Just Mercy (2019).
The more we learned with each passing minute the bigger the reveal. This film ends with a serious bang and it was truly a joy to watch.
We, the Jane Austen aficionados, are suckers for everything and anything under the sun that’s remotely related to her and her world. That’s because we are so drawn to her unique style of fiction, romance, and social commentary, we take any allusion to her influence as a hint to what to expect when we start watching a movie or reading a book.