‘Toni Erdmann’ Director Maren Ade: ‘There Need to Be More Films Made by Women, Period’
The problem extends well beyond Cannes, she says.
The problem extends well beyond Cannes, she says.
Maren Ade’s Oscar nominee was the biggest hit competing at Cannes last year, and now you need to watch it On Demand.
Director Maren Ade: “I’m really happy and proud to stand here as a female director because it’s still not normal enough.”
Maren Ade will not work on the English adaptation. Should fans of the Oscar-nominated foreign-language film be nervous?
With her third film, Ade delivered a father-daughter story that diverges in delightful ways. And the Academy has taken notice.
No plans for an American remake of Maren Ade’s masterpiece have been announced, but it’s only a matter of time. Here’s who we’d like to see.
Writer-director Maren Ade recently said she would not be opposed to a U.S. version of the movie.
On the director’s third feature, she relied on two superb theater actors to dig into characters it took five years to create.
The bittersweet comedy comes out Christmas Day.
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