Test drive to paradise

Movie
Original title	Test drive to paradise
Country of production	Germany ; Switzerland
original language	German
Publishing year	1992
length	85 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Douglas Wolfsperger
script	Douglas Wolfsperger, ; Klaus Gietinger
production	Werner Possardt
music	Jürgen Knieper
camera	Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
cut	Corina Dietz
occupation
	Barbara Auer : Theresa; Mathias Gnädinger : Freddie; Christiane Hörbiger : Sister Ursula; Axel Milberg : Pastor Strobel; Kristina Walter : Margot Tägermoos; Inge von Ambesser : Wendelgard von Baldini; Karin Nennemann : Roswitha Ellenrieder; Klaus Händl : Pirmin; Heinke Hartmann : Klara; Miriam Maertens : Novice; Hubert Münster : Reichenauer; Helmut Fassnacht : Karl Tägermoos; Richard Gandor : Johannes Sellheim; Lorose Keller : Receptionist; Marion Mathoi : Waitress; Karin Moser : French customs officer; Douglas Wolfsperger : French customs officer;

Test drive into paradise is a satirical film by Douglas Wolfsperger from 1992.

action

The young pastor Strobel accompanies a bus pilgrimage from Lake Constance to Lourdes . Also on board: the strict nun Ursula, bus driver Freddie, an old lady named Wendelgard von Baldini and numerous pious pilgrims. The pregnant Theresa, who smuggles herself into the bus of the Marien fanatics, turns out to be the pastor's lover and demands that he finally end his game of hide-and-seek and stand by her and their child.

background

The film premiered on October 29, 1992 at the Hof International Film Festival. This was followed by other screenings at film festivals such as the Biberach Film Festival , the Lünen Kinofest , the Max Ophüls Preis film festival in Saarbrücken and the Alpinale in Bludenz .

criticism

“The elements of an allegorically coded commentary on the current situation of the Catholic Church, which are recognizable in the beginning, are not consistently worked out, instead the dramaturgically and thematically immature film remains stuck in crass comic types and cheap gags. The considerable technical level, especially of the camera work, cannot suppress the negative overall picture. "

- Lexicon of international film