The Germans are a funny folk at heart. No, really! They make an honest effort to do everything right and fail for exactly that reason.
There was a time when they tried to perfect marching in goose step; now they take belly-dancing classes. They sure have changed a lot – but not so much when it comes to their feelings. With delightful mockery, Moritz Netenjakob puts together an ensemble of lovable neurotics who are exasperated with the pitfalls of their own character.
In “The Germans and Eroticism” a couple try to get their sex life back on track through erotic role-playing at a hotel bar and get caught up in their own political correctness. In “The Germans and Feelings”, a married couple comes up with the perfect response to a UFO attack: illegal parking notices. And in “The Germans and Order” a Swabian insists on complying with DIN standards during the running of the bulls in Pamplona.
Precise observations of everyday life, biting satire and warm-hearted character sketches create a panopticon of German sensibilities that is one thing above all: very, very funny.
