We stay together
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | We stay together |
| Country of production | Germany , Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Murnberger |
| script | Henriette Piper |
| production |
Boris Ausserer , Oliver Schündler , Oswald Wolkenstein |
| music |
Martin Grassl , Alexander Lutz |
| camera | Helmut Wimmer |
| cut |
Uschi Erber , Wolfgang Murnberger |
| occupation | |
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We stay together is a German - Austrian television film from the year 2000. It is about a large family with their 23-year-old daughter Kristine, two teenagers (Max and Cornelia) and a toddler (Therese) who suffered from fate through the death of their parents of breaking apart is pursued.
action
The extended Bergmann family in Steyr , where an old housekeeper - Mrs. Scholz - is employed, wants to celebrate a wedding. Tine is the eldest daughter of the family and an excellent pianist in a quintet . She wants to marry the violinist Richard Oberberg for a marriage of convenience . The Bergmann parents are not exactly happy about the marriage of Tine and Richard, but Tine's mother says goodbye before the wedding. Tine and Richard drive ahead with the wedding car and because Max comes back too late from cycling, the parents leave without him. Because of the ringing cellphone, father Bergmann loses his balance at the wheel and the two crash their car into a tree and have a fatal accident. Max runs to the registry office and reports the death of his parents during the wedding ceremony and the wedding then falls apart.
Now the youth welfare officer, Ms. Freitag, wants to help the family to find a guardian for the underage children. Tine offers to do this, Ms. Freitag requests an application for this. Richard should also take care of the children, but he refuses and suggests delivering the children to a boarding school and giving the toddler Resi to foster parents. Tine leaves Richard in love. Chaos breaks out in the family, Tine is overwhelmed with work in the quintet and also has to look after the children. The neighbor “Grandpa Friedrich” also helps out with the family. Ms. Friday ordered the miners to a court hearing to clarify the guardianship matter. Max also claims to be responsible for the accidental death of his parents. But Tine comforts him. During the trial, Judge Bülow decides that Tine will be used as a guardian for three months and that she must prove her suitability for it. The final decision will be made in October.
When Ms. Friday wants to make a house call, Neli doesn't let her into the house. The housekeeper Scholz is locked in the toilet and when Neli doesn't let her out at any price, she calls Tine in the middle of the recording studio and Tine has to come home to let Ms. Scholz out. After that, Ms. Scholz quits her job with the miners. At the concert Tine makes a musical mistake that triggers outrage in the quintet, but not in the audience. Because of the heavy rain, Judge Bülow, who was in the audience, takes Tine home in the car and finds the children playing at midnight. In addition, Max reveals to the judge his alleged guilt for the death of his parents, whereby the judge does not take anything seriously and also "often" gives him start-up help for his car.
The next day, the still young Max receives a registered letter from the youth welfare office, which is intended for Tine and to make matters worse, this letter ends up in the washing machine and Tine doesn't get it and doesn't know anything about the appointment. On the phone, Ms. Friday told Tine that there was an appointment today, and Ms. Friday requested that the trial, which was scheduled for October, be brought forward. During a concert rehearsal, Neli watches over Therese in the background, which also triggers outrage among Tine's colleagues. Because of the stressful situation, Tine quit as a pianist at Richard's request. The next morning Tine wakes up in half-devastated rooms and Neli and Therese have disappeared, but Neli only wants to go buy fresh diapers. Everyone is looking for the two girls now. They are later picked up by the police in Steyr. Judge Bülow comes into the house, warns Max about the visit of Frau Freitag and helps with the tidying up, whereby Grandpa Friedrich also helps.
When Ms. Freitag pays the unannounced home visit, she finds her in perfect condition. Ms. Freitag gets wind of the fact that Judge Bülow has faked this situation. Tine brings a post from the children over to Richter Bülow, after which they play the piano together and fall in love. At the court hearing, for reasons of love, nothing can be decided between Tine and Judge Bülow, after which the court president Haase takes over the presidency. Ms. Friday now wants to transfer the guardianship to the youth welfare office. The President pronounces the verdict that Max and Neli have to go to a home and Therese is placed in a foster family. The miners are now devastated like never before. The new foster parents introduce themselves to Therese via video, but the miners are disappointed.
Tine visits Richard Oberberg again, who has since found a new pianist. He is now at his best and she loves him again. When the children with their luggage are ready to move to the home, Tine refuses to hand over the children to the youth welfare office by phone. Ms. Friday is now organizing a police operation that storms Bergmann's house. Tine doesn't want to open the front door at any price and the police threaten to break open the door. In addition, Neli locks herself in her room in fear and wants to jump out of the window. Grandpa Friedrich puts himself in front of the front door with a beating and the police arrest him for the time being. The fire brigade is also notified, and they spread a jumping sheet for Neli. After that, Bülow and President Haase also appear, who finally call off the mission and give them the deadline for a new chance. Henning Bülow has now become a lawyer and is also a good father to the children.
background
The television film was made as a co-production by ZDF and ORF . On October 7, 2001, it was first broadcast on German television by ZDF.
Reviews
"Melodrama overloaded with conflicts, which hardly leaves out a cliché on the way to a happy ending," said the lexicon of international films very critically. TV Spielfilm , on the other hand, gave a thumbs up and said that director Wolfgang Murnberger “relied on jovial romance instead of social drama”, which was “surprisingly good”. The conclusion was: "A serious topic, easily staged."
Web links
- We stay together in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ We stay together. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 20, 2017 .
- ↑ See tvspielfilm.de