Farewell to the Parents

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Farewell to the Parents (2017)

Directed by Astrid Ofner

Drama · 1h 20m

The film is based on the eponymous 1960 novel by author Peter Weiss. In this autobiographical text, the author describes the years of his childhood and youth in Germany in the 20s and 30s as well as the flight of his half-Jewish family from persecution by the Nazis. This odyssey also portrays the young first-person narrator’s struggle for his artistic existence, as he was striving to establish himself as a painter and writer. In a free, sensual essay between fiction and document, realistic description and stylised invention, the film attempts to kindle today’s flame based on the past’s, and to create a new and vibrant third work from it. (Locarno Festival)

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Cast

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Sven Dolinsky Peter Weiss (narrator) Peter Nestler Voice of the father Peter Nestler Father (voice)
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Selma Bindewald
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Coline Cisar
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Nora Conradi
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Sven Horst

Crew

Director
Astrid Ofner
Writer
Hans Hurch, Astrid Ofner

Details

Original title
Abschied von den Eltern
Release date
2017-08-20
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Austria