Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist

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Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist (1983)

Directed by Hans Neuenfels

· 2h 24m

The film interweaves three layers: the centre is Kleist's play "Penthesilea". Like from a distance Kleist observes the relationship beween man and woman, when he transfers into mythical Greece what in his time became a problem for him in Prussia - and remains to be a problem also for us. The director's associations during the work form the second layer. Reality and fantasy blend to an imaginary biography of Kleist, the third layer. At the end of the film Kleist is identical with his title character Penthesilesa.

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Cast

E
Elisabeth Trissenaar Penthesilea
H
Hermann Treusch Achilles
V
Verena Peter Prothoe
L
Lieselotte Rau Oberpriesterin Nicole Heesters Asteria Berta Drews Oberste

Crew

Director
Hans Neuenfels
Writer
Hans Neuenfels

Details

Release date
1983-02-25
Runtime
2h 24m
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
ZDF, Ziegler Film