Germany 2015/2016
Family/children’s film, 102 minutes, colour
Director: Andreas Dresen
Starring Arved Friese, Axel Prahl, Andreas Schmidt, , Jutus von Dohnanji
This is a film adaptation with a stellar cast. With this screening we would like to pay tribute to the late Andreas Schmidt who died at the early age of 53 in September 2017. Schmidt played a number of unforgettable characters in many German films, e.g. the truck driver in„Summer in Berlin“.
This is a film adaptation of the novel of the same title by James Krüss. The story is set in Berlin in 1920 and tells of the young Timm Thaler who has a very special gift: an irresistible laugh. When the rich Baron Lefuet hears of Timm’s enchanting laugh, he is ruthlessly determined to possess it. With Timm’s laughter, he would be able to win the hearts of other people and manipulate them as he pleases.
Lefuet decides to make a deal with Timm: he gets Timm’s irresistible laughter and, in return, Timm wins every bet he makes for the rest of his life. Timm agrees, hoping to be able to pay off his family’s debts in this way. But very soon Timm realizes that he has lost his love of life along with his laughter. With every bet he wins, he becomes more unhappy. Finally, Timm decides to search for the evil Baron Lefuet and retrieve his laughter. (film portal)
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