Der Ruepp (TV movie)

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Movie
Original title The Ruepp
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 1979
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Kurt Wilhelm
script Kurt Wilhelm
production Dieter Graber
camera Klaus Koenig
cut Helga Borsche
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Der Ruepp is a television film produced in 1979 by Bayerischer Rundfunk based on Ludwig Thomas' last great farmer's novel from 1921. The film strictly adheres to the original , most of the dialogues are taken verbatim.

Der Ruepp is the story of a loud-mouthed farmer who is inclined to alcohol, who prefers to spend his time in the tavern than at work and who believes that problems can best be solved by suppressing them. His dissolute character throws him and his family into disaster. The course of the plot offers ways out to avoid the catastrophe, but Ruepp purposefully goes the path that brings him closer to doom.

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The old Loni, a maid who has practically already been part of the family and who has become a kind of second mother to the three children, has lived at the Ruepp farm for many years. From her savings, she lent Ruepp, who is constantly in debt, a larger amount a few years ago when he urgently needed money again. Old Loni has meanwhile become ill and sees her end approaching.

Michel, Ruepp's younger son, is coming home for the summer holidays. For reasons of prestige, Ruepp sent him to grammar school in order to study "in the spiritual", although he had neither the desire nor greater talent for it. He failed for the second time and doesn't want to go back to school. He, who has always been particularly fond of the maid Loni, is shocked when he finds her terminally ill and pours out his heart to her. He, who as a younger son has no chance of inheriting his father's farm, wants to leave high school and attend an agricultural school, which, however, costs a lot of money. Old Loni sees a way out: she decides to bequeath her remaining money and her claim to Ruepp and urgently urges him to get a notary from the city so that he can draw up a will. She still has a nephew who would be her only legal heir, but to whom she does not want to pass the money she has saved because of his criminal lifestyle. Ruepp grandly declares that he will of course go to the city himself, but, in the middle of the harvest season, he doesn't have time right away. Although the old maid is noticeably falling into disrepair, Ruepp keeps postponing the trip, also because he secretly fears that Loni might bequeath her money to the church or someone else besides him. He believes that the best way to get out is by hiding all the facts.

In the meantime he has another visit from the bailiff who wants to collect money that Ruepp does not have. In his distress, he tries to lure the terminally ill Loni a sum of money, which she can only prevent with great difficulty. Finally he drives to get the notary. On his way into town he takes a hitchhiker, a so-called agent, a cuddler (matchmaker) and middleman of a dubious character. He soon lured him out, which is why Ruepp is going into town; he also knows old Loni's nephew, a certain Pfleiderer. Once in town, he tempts Ruepp to go to the inn with him, the notary won't come to his office until the afternoon anyway. Ruepp does not take long to ask, in the pub they meet two other dubious acquaintances of the agent. Together they persuade Ruepp to play cards, he is put under alcohol and cheated and loses a lot of money. When he finally wants to visit the notary, he is no longer in his office. So he has to go home without having achieved anything, where he states that he did not meet the notary personally but had appointed him.

A few days later, old Loni dies without being able to write her will. On the occasion of the discussion of the estate before the mayor, Ruepp lies. However, soon afterwards the nephew of old Loni reports, in all probability informed by the agent. He states that his aunt inherited some money at the time, which can be proven and suspects that she saved large parts of her wages, to which he is entitled as a legal heir. There is a trial. Ruepp goes on to lie and is even ready to perjury when Pfleiderer has asked him to take an oath. He also demands an oath from his wife, who, however, as a decent person and devout Catholic, fears the consequences of perjury and refuses to do so. Ruepp finally sees no way out and hangs himself. The mother hands over the now heavily indebted property to the older son, Michel has no other chance than to become a servant and stay his life.

Other actors

Other actors include Ludwig Schmid-Wildy , Hans Stadtmüller , Willy Schultes , Georg Blädel and Wolfgang Gropper .

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