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Wikipedia article
'dipussi' is a 1988 German comedy film, written and directed by and also starring Loriot. It was the first of two feature films he directed, the other one being 'Pappa Ante Portas.' The title is a pun on the Oedipus complex described by Sigmund Freud and the nickname "'Pussi'", the way the main protagonist is called by his mother throughout the film. Rumors that the title might also be a reference to the James Bond film 'Octopussy' have been denied by Loriot.
Synopsis
Paul Winkelmann runs the family's furniture and decoration business. Despite his age (he is 56 years old), he is still single and maintains a close relationship with his mother, who cooks for him and cannot understand that he now has his own apartment.
When he meets Margarethe Tietze, a practicing psychologist, the two attempt to join their expertise in order to improve on consulting potential furniture customers with psychological troubles. After an afternoon of coffee and pastries and a business trip to Italy, Margarethe finally introduces Paul to her parents, who initially assume he is a patient of hers. In the meantime, Paul's jealous mother found a sublessee - very much to the dislike of Paul. Margarethe's family's return visit at Paul's mother's apartment ends with a debacle, but Paul and Margarethe nevertheless start a relationship.
Premires in East and West Germany
The premire of the movie was on March 10, 1988 at 16:00 in East Berlin and in the evening in the West. It was the first and only premire in the divided Germany to happen in both parts of the country on the same day. In the Federal Republic the film was seen by 4,612,801 viewers.
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