The Total Family
Baron Childerich III of Bartenbruch considers himself to be a descendant of the Merovingian dynasty and he has drawn up a chart of marriages and adoptions which show that he is his own father, grandfather, father-in-law, and son-in-law. He aims at achieving the "total family" based on one man. He persuades his french relative, Pippin, to help him. But the latter lets him down and breaks up the family... Among those who belong to the (surrounding) world of the Baron are Dr. Döblinger, a writer, who has formed a band of muggers and Professor Horn, a psychiatrist, who quiets his patients by leading them on nose rings and beating them up... Family satire with numerous personal and literary allusions based on the novel of the Austrian writer, Heimito von Doderer.
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Cast
6 people
Armin Akermann
Baron Childerich III, Freiherr von Bartenbruch
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John D. Weiler
Pippin
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Franz West
Prof. Horn
Valie Export
Sister Helga
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Wendy Nagler
Ulrike, Childerich´s fiancee
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Friederich Geyrhofer
Dr. Döblinger
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Ernst Schmidt Jr. Director · Günther Janicek Writer Heimito von Doderer Author
First release January 1, 1981 · Produced in Austria · Original title Die totale Familie
Production
Signal-Film Gerhard Kleindl
Production
Austria
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Original title
Die totale Familie
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · January 1, 1981
Premiere · Kapfenberger Filmtage
Austria · October 16, 1981
Limited theatrical · Viennale
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 17, 1982 · Theatrical
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