German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 5 wins & 18 nominations total
Evgeniy Sidikhin
- NKWD Major Murawjow
- (as Evgeny Sidikhin)
- Director
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- TriviaKurt's art teacher, played by Oliver Masucci, is modeled on artist Joseph Beuys, the head of sculpture at the Kunstakadamie in Dusseldorf during the early '60s, at the time Gerhard Richter first enrolled.
- GoofsAt one point Carl Seeband mentions that Mozart was dead by the time he was 30. This is incorrect; Mozart was 35 when he died. (He could have been lying to try to convince Kurt to give up Art).
- Quotes
Elisabeth May: Don't look away. Never look away, Kurt. All that is true is beautiful.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
- SoundtracksDe torrente in via bibet [Dixit Dominus, HWV 232]
Composed by George Frideric Handel (as Händel)
Performed by Angela Kazimierczuk, Katherine Fuge, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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I am reluctant to write my review of this film, only because I fear I won't do it justice. This film is a masterpiece of the first order. According to Wikipedia, it received a 14-minute standing ovation when it was first shown at a European film festive. I can testify that it received a 14-minute standing ovation in my living room.
We follow a small circle of characters through approximately 30 years of tumultuous history. We are intensely interested in the fate of each of them. There is humor, pathos, agony, exhilaration, discovery, closure, wonder, and astonishment in every scene. The acting is astounding, as is every other aspect of movie making. Bach's beautiful "Sheep May Safely Graze" is used throughout the movie; ironically, of course, because in Hitler's Germany, the sheep were not safe.
My life has rarely been changed, set on a new path, by a film, but I can say this one has done it. I wish the same for you. Watch it over a period of two days, because you probably won't be able to take it all in in only one.
We follow a small circle of characters through approximately 30 years of tumultuous history. We are intensely interested in the fate of each of them. There is humor, pathos, agony, exhilaration, discovery, closure, wonder, and astonishment in every scene. The acting is astounding, as is every other aspect of movie making. Bach's beautiful "Sheep May Safely Graze" is used throughout the movie; ironically, of course, because in Hitler's Germany, the sheep were not safe.
My life has rarely been changed, set on a new path, by a film, but I can say this one has done it. I wish the same for you. Watch it over a period of two days, because you probably won't be able to take it all in in only one.
- mathomas-28053
- Sep 13, 2019
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- €18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,304,042
- Gross worldwide
- $6,193,234
- Runtime3 hours 9 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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