Barfuss ins Bett 1988

Barfuss ins Bett 1988

Barfuss ins Bett 1988
Barfuß ins Bett (original title)
55min | Drama, Family | TV Series (1988–1990)

Plot:

Dr. Hans Schön, widower and busy senior physician of a gynecological clinic, would probably never have known the kindergarten teacher Josi correctly, if his mother Martha did not fall off his bike one day. As long as the caring grandmother is in the hospital, a replacement for the care of five-year-old Robert must urgently be found. Schön’s great son Clemens is spending his school holidays at a campsite on the Baltic Sea. Fortunately, Robert’s educator agrees to take the alert boy. The days with little Robert also distract Josi a bit from her own grief. She is pregnant, but her boyfriend does not want the child and threatens to leave Josi.

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Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982

Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982

Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull 1982
1h | Comedy, Crime, Drama | TV Mini-Series (1982– )

Plot:

Felix, the lucky one: Where other literary “confessions” look back on a stony path of character formation, the title hero of Thomas Mann’s picaresque novel tells his self-satisfied, sincere and free from any remorse in his life. At the turn of the century Felix grew up as the son of sparkling wine producer Krull (Klaus Schwarzkopf). Already as a young lad he learns to master the keyboard of social rituals with great mastery and comes to the realization: The world wants to be cheated! No fraud, however, is this first-class adaptation of the novel.

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Don’t Bite, We Love You 1976

Don't Bite, We Love You 1976

Don’t Bite, We Love You 1976
Mords pas, on t’aime! (original title)
1h 30min | Comedy, Drama, Family | 5 May 1976 (France)

Storyline:

Georges,a trucker, is the single father of young Frédéric. His job prevents him from seeing his son as often as he could, as often as he should. Brought up by his grandparents, Frédéric proves a difficult child. His only friend is his twelve-year-old neighbor Rose. One day, Georges tells his son how Agnès, his mother, abandoned him at birth. Upset by such a revelation, Frédéric decides to be revenged…

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Abouna 2002

Abouna 2002

Abouna 2002
Not Rated | 1h 24min | Drama | 19 March 2003 (France)

Storyline:

The lives of two brothers, who live in N’djamena, are upended when they awake one Saturday morning to find that their father has left the family. They are Amine, about eight years old, playful and asthmatic, and Tahir, 15, handsome, quiet, his brother’s protector. The boys go in search of their father, and find only trouble. Dad’s leaving also debilitates their mother. The movies, a musical uncle, a village Koran school, a poster of a Moroccan beach, and a young deaf woman figure in the resolution. Is there any place for happiness, or is happiness only in storybooks?

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Mister Blot’s Academy 1984

Mister Blot's Academy 1984

Mister Blot’s Academy 1984
Akademia pana Kleksa (original title)
2h 46min | Family, Fantasy | 30 January 1984 (Poland)

Storyline:

Ten-year-old Adas, beginning his education at the Academy, finds the hideout of Bird Matt, who used to be a prince. Touched by his fate, he promises to find the magic button which has the power to restore him to human shape.

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