The resolute cleaning lady Adele Weiß is not thrilled that her lovely daughter Linda just wants to marry the naughty son of the arrogant textile entrepreneur Carl Morus. In order to break the ice, the children, who are willing to marry, arrange a dinner, during which Adele and Carl go crazy in all the rules of the art. When the children are suddenly no longer sure if they should step in front of the altar, and Carl discovers his heart for the life-smart Adele, it comes to some oblique entanglements.
Acting
Landgrebe and Halmer commit to the chaos.
Production
Peak early-2000s German television aesthetics.
Director
Michael Rowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gudrun Landgrebe was one of Germany's biggest stars in the 1980s; by 2002 she was doing TV movies like this. The title 'Herz oder Knete' roughly translates to 'Heart or Dough' — money vs. love, basically.
This is classic 'Deutscher Fernsehfilm' — made-for-TV movies that dominated German weekend programming. The 4.5/10 rating is generous; these films were never meant for critics, they were comfort food for Boomers.
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