Pumuckl invites you to the cinema – funny, cheeky and amusing

Marcus H. Rosenmüller’s new work is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the “Meister Eder and his Pumuckl” episodes from the 1980s, carefully brought into the present day, with a little melancholy, a lot of heart and the unique Pumuckl humor. It’s nice that the series doesn’t even try to foist on the audience an actor other than master carpenter Eder, who Gustl Bayrhammer played so wonderfully based on the books by Ellis Kaut. Instead, it’s about Eder’s nephew Florian, who, after his uncle’s death after being empty for 30 years, takes over his workshop – including the Pumuckl, which once again sticks to the glue and becomes visible. Now he has to stick with the new Eder – Goblin Law. Rosenmüller stages the new stories with a lot of passion and echoes of old times, often with quiet melancholy. For example, when Master Eder’s old glasses show up. Or Ilse Neubauer as caretaker Mrs. Stürzlinger checking that everything is going well.

Pumuckl, as we know him

Pumuckl has not aged. The red fuzzy head, the potato nose, the big ears and the tummy are just as you remember them. Florian Brückner (“Das Boot”) plays his “Florian Eder”, a worthy descendant of Bayrhammer, who died in 1993, with great dedication. The fans even don’t have to do without Hans Clarin, who spoke Pumuckl in such inimitable, high tones. According to the production company, Maxi Schafroth’s voice as a goblin was edited using artificial intelligence to resemble Clarin’s.

Also nice: the new carpenter speaks the best Bavarian as well as his uncle. (APA)

Info: “New stories from Pumuckl”80 min., D: Marcus H. Rosenmüller, now in cinemas