The former waiter Ernst Held believes himself to be called higher and seeks self-realization as a poet. When he recites poems to his wife's beautician in an ambiguous situation, his wife puts him out the door. Completely destitute, the thwarted poet must therefore return to the lowlands of life and become the head in the Munich pub "Goldener Löffel".
Acting
Gerhard Polt's committed patheticness—uncomfortably real.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkward silences.
Director
Gerhard Polt
Gerhard Polt
Ernst Held
Christiane Hörbiger
Frau Held
Ulrike Kriener
Agnes Prochaska
Natalya Lapina
Camilla Bleiss
Lutz Herkenrath
Herr van der Leer, Psychotrainer
August Schmölzer
Herr Pfau
Petra Zieser
Reporter of 'Abendzeitung'
Ulrich Matthes
TV showmaster
Gerd Lohmeyer
Porter
Martin Zauner
Dr. Wanz
Ellen Frank
Elder lady on street
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gerhard Polt is Bavaria's satirical institution—this film extends his cabaret persona into narrative form.
The 'Goldener Löffel' set was a real Munich pub, now closed—poetic justice for Ernst's fictional failure.
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