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A pompous German baron’s comic caravan holiday in Kent satirizes marriage, class snobbery, and Anglo-German manners.
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A devasting and hilarious comedy about an Edwardian caravan holiday in Kent: In the early years of the twentieth century, Baron Otto von Ottringel, a pompous and self-important major in the German army, is about to take a holiday abroad with his long-suffering second wife. His narrative of pained bewilderment at the bizarre behavior of the English people with whom he has chosen to spend a month in a convoy or horse-drawn holiday caravans is side-splittingly funny. We sympathize deeply with the l...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Platonic one-sided holiday pursuit; mild marital romantic tension
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or fantasy elements present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Satire of Prussian militarism, class, gender roles, Anglo-German tensions
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Emotional marital control and women’s subjugation as recurring themes
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