Ach, du lieber Vater (1964)

Ach, du lieber Vater: Directed by Peter Graham Scott. With James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Sally Smith. A young married couple experience difficulties doing up a cottage, and are hindered by the wife’s father.

“A cute little indie film with an emphasis on family. Of course, most families have their dark sides, and sometimes those dark sides are worth laughing at. Its good to see something so original coming out of Hollywood, with so many blockbusters to compete with, a little indie yarn is a welcome change. There are, of course, a number of so-called u0026quot;family groupsu0026quot; that will try and tell you that this film promotes lewd sex acts, drug use, infanticide, and an Elektra complex to boot, but as is often the case, anyone who says this and believes it to be true has probably been out of touch with reality for a little too long. As it goes, the film is easy to watch, darkly funny, and yet remarkably fulfilling. I say its worth the rental fees, even if they did have to remove that Dandy Warhols song.”