Friday, March 25, 2016

“Duel of the Brothers” on RTL: Adidas v Puma – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Perhaps advertising-financed TV channels should be much more common elaborate films on company histories from the sender financed industry in order. Potential measures include history ham around a mysterious “Kloster Melissengeist”, an erotic comedy about the fleet “Frau Antje from Holland” or “duel of Spreads – The story of Nutella and Nusspli”. Of course, nonsense, as opposed to RTL movie “Duel of the Brothers – The story of Adidas and Puma”.

This has been therefore no “G’schmäckle” because one does not know this term in Herzogenaurach. In fact, the rise of the Dassler brothers of small shoemakers in the province has about their disagreement with competing global corporations enough material for a very German drama. Real men, real women, crafts, fascism, war, economic miracle, sport – and more.

On the computer Nuremberg Rally comes to life, an incredibly idyllic Herzogenaurach and also the World Cup final in 1954 in order to review Wankdorf value. Here begins the story, with the joy of a gruff Sepp Herberger on the wet Fritz Walter weather and its instruction to the kit man: “Adi, pulling on the cleats!” How will end the game? Who is this radiant Kit manager? And who is the man who just sullenly his trench coat belted tight in the stands.

Adolf and Rudolf Dassler are built for business something like Thomas and Heinrich Mann, worse, another deadly enemies. The division of labor is quickly realized, as well as the breaking point between the brothers. Adolf “Adi” Dassler (Ken Duken) is passionate sportsman and Schuster, will bring both under one hat: “The best athletes in the world wearing my shoes,” said his wish. And so he sits thoughtfully in the workshop, while Rudolf Dassler (Torben Liebrecht) with the open Benz the country moves to bring the products to the man.

With the wives is the ambition of frustration, intrigue

Here the inventors, as the seller, both geniuses to the taste of the Nazis, the rapidly seize power. While Rudolf in the distinguished company lowers prices and the business-enabling sympathy corresponding Nazi figures acquires, Adi remains with its bars and seeks perfection. Womanizer Rudolf marries a soon frustrated (Nadja Becker), romantics Adolf later patents (Picco von Groote) woman.

Only the wives is the ambition of frustration, intrigue and thus finally ride into history. All the more strange that the (historical) mother of Dassler Brothers was omitted might exciting another figure. The guys make it out among themselves. Adolf convinced the runner Jesse Owens to compete at the Olympic Games in Berlin with its transgressors. Rudolf, entirely on party lines, foams, sports serve “the promotion of the Aryan race and nothing else!”

Both of them suffer, not to be recognized by the brother. Liebrecht lets his Rudolf it with difficulty subdued aggressiveness react while Dukens Adolf watery looks of any occasion with feverish urgency from the laundry. Exactly why the two men will soon be so unforgiving, remains long unspoken. Is just so, you know that.

is Accelerates split between the opposing brethren. Not only by ideological differences and amorous missteps, but also by the war is Withdrawn Rudolf, the important war Adolf to produce cheap bazookas in operation. He does not mean, stays clean – up under the pressure of US occupation then everything goes to pieces.

cleavage hometown in Adidas and Puma-trailer

It is still not clear whether and which of the two brothers weighed on each other as fellow , In the film, this allegation is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Full Groll acting manic Rudolf, steals an idea of ​​his brother and brings with “Puma” (allegedly because he always “at women jump”) the first screwable cleats on the market. The following processes and mutual complaints are handled only by the edges, as is the cleavage of the hometown in Adidas and Puma-trailers.

More important is the stretto of the company’s history with the history of Germany and thus the question of who should provide the German national team. Adidas or Puma? The one with the heart in the right place? Or with the wallet? By this time, the film has a little tangled in his Tendenziösität.

At the end Rahn shoots from the background, and after he has shot, Adolf has arrived at your dream destination. The best athletes in the world, the world the best shoes. Rudolf, in the stands, can only look pay respect. After all. The company still remain isolated. It remains unclear why it had to be.

And so will at the latest at the next visit to the sports store again ask the question and answer the same even if you prefer the sympathetic idealist or the money horny egomaniac buys his shoes. Difficult. But that should indeed of Nike not be bad.




“Duel of the Brothers – The story of Adidas and Puma” , Friday, 25.3 20:15. pM, RTL

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