German comedy 'Toni Erdmann' charms audience at Cannes | Reuters
After an eight year break, German cinema is back in the Cannes Film Festival's main competition with director Maren Ade's "Toni Erdmann", a bittersweet comedy about a father and his estranged adult daughter.
Wim Wenders left the Croisette empty handed after showing "Palermo Shooting" in 2008, but Ade's film has become an immediate front-runner for this year's Palme d'Or after it drew a lengthy standing ovation at Friday's screening.
Germany last won the Palme d'Or in 1984 when Wenders won the highest distinction for "Paris, Texas".
Actor Peter Simonischek plays the role of Winfried, an eccentric music teacher who, after the death of his old dog, travels to Romania to try to rebuild his relationship with daughter Ines, played by Sandra Hueller.
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