Buddenbrooks (film)

Buddenbrooks German Die Buddenbrooks, released also as Buddenbrooks The Decline of a Family, is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. It stars Armin MuellerStahl as the familys patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, Iris Berben as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke and August Diehl as their children Tony, Thomas and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively.

Buddenbrooks portrays the decline of a wealthy merchant family of Lbeck, the Buddenbrooks, through three generations Consul Johann Jean Buddenbrook Armin MuellerStahl and his wife Elisabeth Bethsy Buddenbrook Iris Berben their children Thomas Mark Waschke, Christian August Diehl and Antonie Tony Buddenbrook Jessica Schwarz and Thomas son Hanno Raban Bieling.Even though he dearly loves them, Consul Buddenbrook expects his children to subordinate their personal happiness to the welfare of the family firm. The first to learn this is Tony, who is married off to Bendix Grnlich Justus von Dohnnyi, a businessman from Hamburg. Her brothers have meanwhile learned the trade in Amsterdam and London. Crushed by Tonys marital disaster and several unlucky transactions, Jean Buddenbrook makes over the business to his eldest, Thomas. Thomas marries the Dutch heiress Gerda La Bosco, a passionate violin player, although he does not love her. After having spent time in Valparaiso, Christian returns to Lbeck. Thomas soon learns that his brother is much more interested in the theatre and actress Aline Nina Proll than in the company, which causes a rift between the brothers. Seeing that she cannot heal it, their mother admonishes them to at least conceal it from society. ........

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