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Homo Faber
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User Rating:
6.9/10   1,131 votes
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Writers:
Max Frisch (novel)
Rudy Wurlitzer (writer)
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Release Date:
31 January 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Even the darkest secret couldn't keep them apart.
Plot:
Walter Faber (Sam Shepard) has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board... more | add synopsis
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3 wins & 4 nominations more
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New DVD Label Arrives with a Silent Scream
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Gorgeous aesthetics, no plot resolution more (13 total)

Cast

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Sam Shepard ... Walter Faber

Julie Delpy ... Sabeth

Barbara Sukowa ... Hannah
Dieter Kirchlechner ... Herbert Hencke
Traci Lind ... Charlene
Deborra-Lee Furness ... Ivy
August Zirner ... Joachim

Thomas Heinze ... Kurt
Bill Dunn ... Lewin
Peter Berling ... Baptist
Lorna Farrar ... Arlette
Kathleen Matiezen ... Lady Stenographer

Lou Cutell ... New York Doorman
Charley Hayward ... Joe
Irwin Wynn ... Dick
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Also Known As:
O taxidiotis (Greece)
The Voyager (France)
Voyager (USA)
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117 min
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Gorgeous aesthetics, no plot resolution, 3 April 2000
9/10
Author: pmp from Columbus, Ohio, USA

The atmosphere, style, and characterization are quite striking and memorable, although some aspects of the plot are simply not credible. I was riveted to my seat by the powerful cinematography and characters. In the end I'm not sure if there is much of a governing 'vision of life' which informs the film, although such a vision might be hinted at occasionally. Not that every film must exhibit such a vision, but the result of such a meandering plotline, as we see here, is a simple yearning for resolution. So why do I give 'Voyager' a high rating? Simply because such memorable and humane images and characters are very hard to come by nowadays.

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