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KINO! Film Salon is a monthly online film club to discuss German film.
 
How it works: Each month we choose a German film or series currently available to stream, watch it independently, and come together for a hosted conversation with other fans of German film.
 
Next up: Toni Erdmann by Maren Ade, which is available to stream in the U.S. on platforms including Mubi and Prime Video
 
In this audacious twist on the screwball comedy, an aging-hippie prankster father visits his corporate-ladder-climbing daughter in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. Toni Erdmann delivers art and entertainment in equal measure, with sublime performances by Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek, who leave the audience suspended between laughter and tears.
 
Hosted by Sydney Levine
 
Sydney Levine consults, interviews and writes about filmmakers and the film industry. She has taught international film business at universities including UCLA, Chapman, The New School of Social Research, and the University of Television and Film Munich, as well as at festivals including the Cannes Producers Workshop, and Berlinale Talents. She created FilmFinders, the film industry’s first database, which was acquired by IMDb. She currently lives in Berlin and Los Angeles. 
 
KINO! Film Salon is a production of Telescope Film, in partnership with the German Film Office.
 
Toni Erdmann
Dir. Maren Ade
With Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn, Thomas Loibl
Germany/Austria/Monaco, 2016
162 minutes