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Schulz & Schulz (1989)
Director: Ilse Hofmann
Cast: Götz George, Klaus J. Behrendt, Marlen Diekhoff, Martina Gedeck
Runtime105 min
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East Germany before reunification: Wolfgang Schulz watches Western television and discovers his long-lost twin brother Walter on the show "Aktuelles Sportstudio." They quickly get in touch, and the two decide to switch roles for a few days. Since both work in advertising, they think it will be a temporary bit of fun. But everyday life turns out to be different. Shortly afterwards, the Berlin Wall falls and the brothers found a company together. Now their different mentalities really come to the fore, and "Schulz & Schulz" have to realize that even in the general spirit of optimism, it is not so easy to run a company together. It doesn't take long before the two find themselves in the red.
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Schulz & Schulz is a 1989 East German comedy film directed by Ilse Hofmann. The film follows twin brothers who switch roles for a few days, leading to comedic situations as they adjust to each other's lives. While the film is not widely known internationally, it received positive reviews from East German critics for its humor and commentary on reunification.
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Fans of quirky German comedies will find a lot to enjoy in the 1989 film Schulz & Schulz, directed by Ilse Hofmann. The film's comedic premise, about twin brothers in East Germany switching roles before the fall of the Berlin Wall, allows for plenty of humorous culture clash and personality clashes between the leads Götz George and Klaus J. Behrendt.
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Schulz & Schulz is a TV series consisting of five feature-length films starring Götz George in a dual role as twin brothers Wolfgang and Walter Schulz who were separated during World War II and then raised in different parts of Germany. The first film was broadcast while the German Democratic Republic still existed. In the aftermath following the fall of the Berlin Wall many new topics arose. The instalments showed how difficult it was for a great many citizens of the German Democratic Republic to get accustomed to the new way of life and how German people tried to overcome all of that together.
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