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Monaco Franze - Der ewige Stenz: Macht's nur so weiter!
episode 8
West Germany 1983
produced by Peter Frötschl, Elisabeth Laussen for Balance Film/BR
directed by Helmut Dietl
starring Helmut Fischer, Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, Christine Kaufmann, Erni Singerl, Ulli Philipp, Willy Harlander, Jörg Hube, Gabi Treiss, Götz Olaf Rausch, Johanna Baumann
written by Helmut Dietl, Patrick Süskind, created by Helmut Dietl, music by Dario Farina, Gian Piero Reverberi
TV-series Monaco Franze
review by Mike Haberfelner
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The recession has hit everyone hard, including Annette von Söttingen
(Ruth-Maria Kubitschek), who's actually thinking of sacking her maid
Irmgard (Erni Singerl) and/or her employee at the antiques store and best
friend Olga (Christine Kaufmann). But at least her husband
"Monaco" Franz (Helmut Fischer) is studying to be an
English-German interpreter these days, and once he has his diploma he'll
be able to chip in ... or that's the theory at least as Franz sees his
studies more as an excuse to pick up girls and has no talent for the
English language at all. Also he does his best to ignore the recession,
spending money with both hands - also of course to impress the girls at
language school. It's not until Annette tells him about the consequences
should he not get the diploma - a move to the country where it's cheaper -
that he realizes the urgency of the situation, and since there's no chance
he'll get the diploma fair and square, he, womanizer that he is, tries to
woo his English teacher (Ulli Philipp). She doesn't fall for his avances
one bit, and totally sees through him - but she also suggests that due to
the economic situation, she's more than open for bribery ... An
episode that shows more of a satirical edge than the series as a whole -
and it works very well in the context. What doesn't work so well is that
it lacks set-up, as the recession is never built upon, hinted at in
earlier episodes, it's just here for the audience to accept, which really
derives from the satire to come to full effect - which is a bit of a
shame, but other than that, the writing, the comedy, and the acting are
all on point to make this one good fun nevertheless.
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