Farewell to the Parents

Overview

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)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 20, 2017

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Austria

Cast

Sven Dolinsky,Peter Nestler

Director

Astrid Ofner

Writer

Astrid Ofner,Hans Hurch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7243168