Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt (1987)

The tragedy of the death of Empedocles, legislator in Acient Greece. Hölderlin's work adapted to cinema by Straub and Huillet.

Directors:

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Writers:

Friedrich Hölderlin (play), Danièle Huillet (adaptation)

Stars:

Andreas von Rauch, Vladimir Baratta, Martina Baratta

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Andreas von Rauch	...	Empedokles
Vladimir Baratta	...	Pausanias (as Vladimiro Baratta)
Martina Baratta	...	Panthea
Ute Cremer	...	Della
Howard Vernon	...	Hermokrates
William Berger	...	Kritias
Federico Hecker	...	Die drei bürger
Peter Boom	...	Die drei bürger
Giorgio Baratta	...	Die drei bürger
Georg Brintrup	...	Die drei Sklaven
Achille Brugnini	...	Die drei Sklaven (as Achille Brunini)
Manfred Esser	...	Die drei Sklaven
Hans Peter Kammerer	...	Der bauer (as Peter Kammerer)

Storyline

The tragedy of the death of Empedocles, legislator in Acient Greece. Hölderlin's work adapted to cinema by Straub and Huillet.

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Plot Keywords:

filmed play | f rated | color in title | colon in title | punctuation in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

The are four different versions of this movie, all edited by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub using different takes of the same scenes.

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Connections

Referenced in Oh, Woe Is Me (1993)

User Reviews

Trash

Consumer grade camcorder + drama textbooks + people off the street in pantomime costumes. You can even hear the wind! This is so amateurish it's ludicrous. It's hilarious.

Details

Country:

West Germany France

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 October 1987 (France)

Also Known As:

The Death of Empedocles

Box Office

Budget:

DEM800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Janus Film und Fernsehen, Les Films du Losange, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1