Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 25, 1983

Original language

German

Production

ZDF,Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion

Cast

Berta Drews,Verena Peter,Nicole Heesters,Lieselotte Rau,Elisabeth Trissenaar,Hermann Treusch

Director

Hans Neuenfels

Writer

Hans Neuenfels

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0392104