Pappa ante Portas

Synopsis: After ordering enough typewriting paper for 40 years, just to get discount, Heinrich Lohse is forced to retire. The former manager has plenty of time now to spend with his wife and their 16 year old son. But - do they want that?
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Vicco von Bülow, Renate Westphal-Lorenz (co-director)
Production: Bavaria Film
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Year:
1991
89 min
579 Views


Where is that thing,

uh, the, uh, the, uh

- Which one?

- The Thing! The black!

The one with addresses

and phone numbers.

No idea.

Would you place the dog

somewhere else.

No, here is' it.

And the business section,

are they in here?

- If you put them in, yes.

- In here? No.

Yesterday, I did them

especially

They were here. On top.

Someone is always messing

up the papers.

I don't want someone taking

things away without asking me.

In 3 weeks mother has

her 80th birthday.

- Do you listen? We have to visit her.

- I'm not deaf!

- And how old is your mother?

- 80!

Friday, Saturday and Tuesday

are there. Monday of course not!

Here. Monday.

And when is her birthday?

In 3 weeks.

Do we have to go?

Of course. Remember, you have a family.

During the day the man goes

hunting with his club,

and the family has to

sit in the cave and wait.

Your club.

What? I see.

- Papa has gone?

- Yes.

- Morning!

- Good morning, Mr. Klein.

- Good morning, Mr. Lohse.

- Good morning, Mr. Moll.

- Good morning, Mr. Lohse.

- Good morning, Mr. Jeckel.

- Good morning.

- Good morning, Mr., uh

- Good morning, Mr. Lohse.

- Good morning.

Hello, Ms. Pfeiffer!

How's it going in

the shipping department?

My God, how time flies!

And the work is fun?

- Yes, yes.

- What is actually

happend with the little

Mr. Thingens?

What was his name,

the pale? Hmmm

It is on the tip of my tongue

but could not get it out.

- Mr. Wiese?

- No.

Is is a lot easier to

remember things from the past.

I know, for example

the phone number of my parents,

before they moved to

Wiesbaden, in 1950.

Um, I know it. Um

87 55 86 no, 83

- Good morning, Mr. Lohse.

- Good morning, Mr. Schambach.

Um, and my oldest

sister - 34 19 28

- Have a nice day!

- Thank you.

- Good morning.

- Morning, Mrs. Lamprecht.

- The gentlemen from Osaka ?

- will arrive tomorrow at 11.

- Mail?

- On your desk.

Hello? This is Heinrich Lohse

from the German Tubes Inc.

Yes, h. Now we deliver

the boiler pipes,

compression pipes, rain pipes,

extension pipes,

pipes for heater and water

Pardon?

Ah. Please?

Oh, sorry. I'm so

Then I dialed the

Yes, I see.

Excuse me, please.

Mr. Lohse?

There is a delivery

- waiting for you.

- I'm coming.

Yes, that's the office paper.

Let me go through only once.

I still have one package.

Because you do not have

an overview.

Purchasing sheet by sheet,

commercially can not be justified.

If we do large scale purchases,

the price drops at 500,000

sheets by 35% and so on.

What is this?

That are erasers.

Would you sign please?

The General Director awaits you.

- Why?

- I don't know.

Oh, and make sure

that it will be cleaned up.

My dear Mr. Lohse.

Please sit down.

Cigar?

Oh, thank you very much.

Do you have purchased paper

for our office?

Typewriter paper.

Yes. With a saving

of over 50%.

Also probably a bit in advance?

Yes. For approximately 40 years,

at an average rate

And, uh, health

is everything ok?

Oh yes, thank you.

You have married quite late

- And have a small child.

- Well, small

- Doe it speaks already?

- My son is 16. He speaks.

- What does he say so?

- What? What does he say?

Well, how

How does he call you now?

- Papa.

- Charming, quite charming.

You should spend more time

with the boy.

- Yes, yes.

- Mr., uh, Lohse,

I consider as my duty to

respect the private life

of my closest colleagues

Since when?

Dear Mr. Lohse, the German

Tubes Inc owes you thanks.

I mean, it's time

that we together

think about, uh

How would you , uh

benefit from

well-deserved

the fruits of your well-deserved

retirement.

- What are you saying?

- Thank you.

Stay at your seat,

Mr. Chairman.

For 37 years I work here.

From a small, lousy dump

we made a big one

I mean, what we are today.

And it is not up to you

- I do not wish that you

- If I may say so,

Go ahead.

Moment!

I'm listening.

Wait, I'm catching up.

The thing with the dump you

have already said.

hhh yes! This is what I wanted to say!

I decide when I'm sick and tired

of your tubes.

I already know when!

Now!

My God!

You frightened me!

I live here.

But not now, at this time.

And I have a surprise for you.

Good day, my boy.

Where do you come from?

Dieter!

So, I eat now.

So! Excuse me.

I just have

So, I want to

Put away the magazine.

Dieter!

So, I have indeed

good news for you.

- As of today

- Are you taking any Brussels sprouts?

Thank you, yes.

I have, a surprise.

It's no fun to cook for you.

- I have a surprise.

- A surprise?

From tomorrow I am fully

available for my family.

But you can still go on eating

My company, so

General Director Blume and I,

We have, eh, to, uh

are, agreed to

I mean that my labor

lesser in the future

rather not at all

to focus at the company.

And my experience

more to my my home

and, uhm, the well-being Thus,

for the good of my family

dedicates dedicate devote.

Now, eat

so it is not getting cold.

What are you saying?

There is a new activity,

targeted more for private

What does that mean?

I am retired.

Then I get the dessert.

I'd chucked it all.

So from now you are always

the whole morning at home?

Yes. And in the afternoons.

And where, what, what do you

how do you think you

I think I put my experience

into the houshold

- And the family.

- Oh

What is this?

Pear Helene.

But this is an apple.

With chocolate sauce.

Then it is not a pear Helene,

but apple Helene.

That does not exist.

An apple is an apple

and a pear is a pear.

If it does not please you,

let it stay,

- But I like it.

- Then eat it.

I eat it, yes. But not

under a false name.

- This is Elizabeth.

- What is it?

This is Elizabeth.

Do you know what I have thought?

Well, what?

Nowadays for a woman it is

no longer so easy

to lead a modern household.

- Are you listening?

- Yeah.

And so I have made up,

to relieve to discharge

the board Thus,

Head of the, uh, the, uh,

Now I take the responsibility

on the budget.

Yes, my dear.

Did you say something?

- No.

- Well, good night.

So!

Renate?

Renate!

Lohse.

Hello, Rita!

Uh, what happend?

No, no, it can wait.

It it is alright.

But later I have to talk to you.

Yes.

No, you first have to tell.

Yes. No, at the moment

it is not so

Don't get disturbed.

Finish your call.

You know .. you, uh, I

Um, I wanted

But it is not so

It, uh, it also has

time til tomorrow.

Yes, then

I'll call you, uh

Yes.

I'll call you again later on.

What is this?

These are the things

for the clothing donation.

My winter coat? Well, listen!

You keep it since

we met each other.

The coat is still perfect!

I wanted it for Dieter to wear!

He will be happy,

when he inherits Dad's coat.

- Renate!

- He will be overhappy for joy.

Why do you always throw

all my things away?

The dog would have to go out any time soon.

Darling, this is no answer

to my question.

And the dog may go out,

when I think it is time.

Wutz!

Wutz, you've to come

with your master now!

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