{"product_id":"toni-erdmann","title":"Toni Erdmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eToni Erdmann is a 2016 Cannes sensation and Oscar nominee that explores the generational tug-of-war about the meaning of life, work, and death. This book is the first in-depth analysis of the film, exploring the many layers of this conflict. It also comments on the precarity of life, the gendering of labor in the new economy, the re-definition of feminism, and reconfigured East-West relations in post-Wall Europe. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 17 August 2021\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaren Ade's acclaimed contemporary classic, Toni Erdmann, is a profound exploration of the meaning of life, work, and death. This tragicomedy, a 2016 Cannes sensation and Oscar nominee, has gained international acclaim as a masterpiece of recent German cinema. The film revolves around Winfried, a retired music teacher and prankster, who attempts to reconnect with his daughter, Ines, a high-powered business consultant based in Bucharest. At its core, this unpredictable scenario pits Ines's efforts to conform to the demands of the new economy against Winfried's anarchic role-play, aimed at disrupting the standardization of life. This book, the first in-depth analysis of the film, delves into the intricate layers of this generational tug-of-war, examining the complexities of life's fragility, the gender dynamics of the new economy, the re-imagining of feminism by the children of the 1968 generation, and the reconfiguration of East-West relations in post-Wall Europe. Moreover, in light of Ade's artisanal filmmaking approach, where she frequently takes on the roles of writer, director, and producer, Toni Erdmann becomes a highly self-reflexive commentary on the neoliberal dictates of global art cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 130g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 132 x 190 x 9 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781640141094\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Professor GerdGemunden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094598316282,"sku":"9781640141094","price":15.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/d86ee16c0c4427d45c37cdf4a0882bb0.jpg?v=1633920730","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/toni-erdmann","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}