Sonnenfeld family
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sonnenfeld family |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 2005-2009 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Episodes | 9 |
| genre | series |
| production | Christine Kabisch |
| First broadcast | February 10, 2005 on Das Erste |
| occupation | |
The Sonnenfeld Family is the title of a television film series that was produced from 2005 to 2008. The location was Regensburg , from the eighth episode also Berlin . Christina Kabisch directed. The Sonnenfeld family was broadcast on ARD and ORF.
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The Sonnenfeld family is an extended family that lives in Regensburg. The family consists of the mother Christina, father Carlo, the sons Sven and Nico and the daughters Sarah and Tiffany ("Tiffy") as well as Carlos mother Marianne. The individual episodes of the series deal with everyday needs and worries, but also family joys.
There were nine episodes in total:
- A Case for Mom (2005)
- All Under One Roof (2006)
- Secrets (2006)
- Trust (2007)
- Luck in misery (2007)
- Changes (2008)
- Fear for Tiffy (2008)
- Moving to a New Life (2009)
- Farewell to Grandma (Finale) (2009)
Episode 1: A Case for Mom (2005)
Christina and Carlo Sonnenfeld live with their four children and their dog Otto in a house in a middle-class small town in Regensburg. It is her 20th wedding anniversary and the departure for the second honeymoon is imminent. The children should stay with the neighbor. Suddenly Carlos mother is at the door and wants to stay with the Sonnenfelds for a few days because the craftsmen are besieging their house. After some disputes, the trip is canceled.
Son Sven is frustrated because he did not pass the military draft and therefore cannot become a fighter pilot. Grandma Marianne falls for a marriage fraud, the trained lawyer Christina returns to her job and takes over the case of the mother-in-law.
Episode 2: Everyone Under One Roof (2006)
The Sonnenfelds move into their mother-in-law's house. This is overwhelmed by the sudden hustle and bustle of a seven-person household with three generations under one roof. In addition, the old lady keeps getting involved in family matters.
Son Nico is working on a “Jugend forscht” project and triggers one short circuit after the other. Mother Tina breaks down with a flat tire - but receives active support from the helpful residents of a retirement home. When Tina found out by chance that the seniors were in danger of losing their roof over their heads due to dubious speculations, lawyer Tina spontaneously took over the mandate. Carlo is about to be promoted to head of department, but does not get the job.
Episode 3: Secrets (2006)
Carlo is fired by his new boss Ariane Schnitzler without warning and is so ashamed that he doesn't tell his wife Tina about his unemployment at first.
The lawyer Dr. Spengler has learned of Tina's rescue of the old people's home and her success in court and offers her a position in his law firm that she accepts. Carlo happens to meet his old student colleague Thorsten Becker in the employment office. Like Carlo, Thorsten is looking for a job and so Thorsten suggests that they set up their own business together.
Nico receives the news that his invention won first place in the “Jugend forscht” competition. Tiffany wants to become a soccer player and pretends to be a boy for a test training at "TSV Jahn Regensburg". The football club picks them up. Sarah fell in love with the young sprayer T-Rex, whom she accompanied on his graffiti tours instead of going to school. When the director sends the first blue letter home, it is almost too late for Sarah to be transferred and Tina already has the young sprayer's case on her desk. Marianne wins a larger sum at the horse race.
Episode 4: Trust (2007)
Father Carlo doesn't know how to get the urgently needed credit to start his new company. His wife Tina flirts with his colleague Thorsten. Son Sven makes the family want to become a cook; she would rather see it if he went to university. Nico is bullied by his classmates and does not dare to ask his father for help. Baby Tiffany is in a crisis of self-discovery, and adolescent Sarah attends a big party of her new boyfriend.
Episode 5: Luck in Misfortune (2007)
In order to do business with his newly founded company, Carlo loaned his mother's house. Son Nico secretly downloaded expensive shooting games from the Internet in order to impress his new schoolmate. Baby Tiffany struggles with her football career and Tina with her marriage. The budding chef Sven fell in love with the quick-witted Layla. Shortly before the house is auctioned off, Tina discovers that the bank has made a critical mistake.
Episode 6: Changes (2008)
The surprising exit of his business partner forces Carlo to dissolve the company and work as a caretaker for the time being. Together with his wife Tina, who is currently in a midlife crisis, he tries to master the family crises: despite his giftedness, son Nico falls out of school and does not allow anyone to approach him. Daughter Sarah lets her boyfriend stay with her, and son Sven faces the problem that his Muslim friend doesn't want sex before marriage. Then little Tiffany collapses.
Episode 7: Fear for Tiffy (2008)
During his job as a caretaker in a socially deprived area, Carlo met twelve-year-old Miro, who was abandoned by his mother. The Sonnenfelds take in the neglected boy and his two little sisters. Sven proposes to his Muslim friend Layla. It is only thanks to the support of his grandma that Nico can switch to an expensive private school for gifted students. The family is waiting for a diagnosis for little Tiffany, who had to endure a series of tests after a breakdown.
Episode 8: Moving to a New Life (2009)
Carlo takes a job in Berlin. Together with his wife Tina and daughters Sarah and Tiffany, he moves into an apartment in the capital. Grandma Marianne, son Nico, who is moving to a highly gifted boarding school, and Sven, who wants to continue his apprenticeship as a cook, stay behind in Regensburg. Grandma Marianne has to sell the house and moves into a retirement home. Tina finds a job in a law firm in Berlin, but, like Carlo, sinks into a mountain of work. Sven plans to fly to Layla via Berlin to New York because she has separated from him via email. Grandma Marianne and Nico also make their way to Berlin. Carlo succeeds in opening a good deal for a company; Marianne struggles with health problems.
Episode 9: Farewell to Grandma (Finale) (2009)
Carlo is under enormous pressure in the company: Either he can land a major order or the branch in the capital is closed. With her new job, Tina hardly has any time to look after the family. Nico feels like the fifth wheel on the car, Tiffany is coerced into extortion by classmates. Sarah meets a musician and her friend Timo, who comes to visit, demands that she make up her mind. She chooses her new life in Berlin and Timo leaves her. Sven flies to New York and takes Layla back. Grandma Marianne has a heart attack and dies. The nine-part family series ended with the wedding of Sven and Layla.
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| actor | Role name | consequences | Year (s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| main actor | |||||
| Marion Kracht | Christina "Tina" Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Helmut Zierl | Carlo Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Janos Körtge | Nico Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Rosemarie Fendel † | Marianne Sonnenfeld † | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Jonas Laux | Sven Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Sarah Körtge | Sarah Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Lavinia Thelen | Tiffany "Tiffy" Sonnenfeld | 1-9 | 2005-2009 | ||
| Andrea Bürgin | Brigitte | 1-5 | 2005-2007 | ||
| Max fields | Timo | 4-9 | 2007-2009 | ||
| Sesede Terziyan | Layla | 4-9 | 2007-2009 | ||
| Stefan Reck | Thorsten | 4-7 | 2007-2008 | ||
| supporting cast | |||||
| Rainer Goernemann | Clinker | 1-3 | 2005-2006 | ||
| Michael Gahr † | Schickl | 1 | 2005 | ||
| Wolfgang Hinze | Dr. Amber | 1 | 2005 | ||
| Ernst Jacobi | Martin | 1 | 2005 | ||
| Barbara de Koy | Mrs. Schulze-Hellweg | 2-6 | 2006-2008 | ||
| Doris Schretzmayer | Ariane Schnitzler | 2-3 | 2006 | ||
| Irene Colin | secretary | 2-3 | 2006 | ||
| Mark Anton | banker | 2 | 2006 | ||
| Katrin Filzen | Melanie Hermsen | 2 | 2006 | ||
| Anton Pointecker | Judge | 2 | 2006 | ||
| Michael Vogtmann | Mr. Katz | 2 | 2006 | ||
| Michael Grimm | Tafler | 4-7 | 2007-2008 | ||
| Florian Heppert | classmate | 4-5 | 2006 | ||
| Hans-Maria Darnov | estate agents | 4th | 2007 | ||
| Joana Mendl-Fink | Carola | 4th | 2007 | ||
| Bärbel Strecker | Elisabeth Bärbel Strecker | 4th | 2007 | ||
| Neithardt Riedel | Mr. Ackeren | 5 | 2007 | ||
| Manon Straché | Ilonka | 6-7 | 2007-2008 | ||
| Hansjürgen Hürrig | Mr. Kempe | 8-9 | 2008 | ||
| Lucas Bauer | Miro | 8th | 2008 | ||
| Patrick Mölleken | Bastian | 8th | 2008 | ||
| Timmi Trinks | Boarding school student Jo | 8th | 2008 | ||
| Kurt Kromer | taxi driver | 9 | 2009 | ||
| Grit Stephan | Legal Assistant | 9 | 2009 | ||
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Even if the plot of the first seven episodes took place in Regensburg, the house in which the family lived was in Munich . It was the Villa Littmann in the Munich district of Thalkirchen . With the sale of the villa to Siemens boss Peter Löscher , ARD announced that the series family would move to an apartment in Berlin.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jutta Zniva: Suddenly and unexpectedly: Is the "Sonnenfeld family" over? On: wunschliste.de , February 26, 2009.
Web links
- Family Sonnenfeld in the Internet Movie Database (English)