Vaters Garten - Die Liebe meiner Eltern

“For heaven's sake – what a question!” exclaims the mother as her son begins the conversation; they had avoided one another for decades. The film traces a reencounter between the director and his aged parents. It is an attempt at a personal revision of the past. In the process, a new view of his parents emerges, which also provides again and again insight into a bygone era. The story of their marriage, however, borders on a classic drama, leaving us feeling forlorn and miserable even today. Using puppets, the director consolidates the portrait of his parents into a fictional family tribunal. A subtle tribute to the over-eighty generation as it silently takes leave from a world which has long since left them behind.