The Distant Land (German: Das weite Land) is a 1987 Austrian-German drama film that was adapted from the play by Arthur Schnitzler and directed by Luc Bondy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
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| Directed by | Luc Bondy |
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| Starring | Michel Piccoli |
| Cinematography | Thomas Mauch |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Plot
editA promising young pianist commits suicide. He spent his last evening in the company of the industrialist Friedrich Hofreiter. His wife Genia is in possession of a farewell note.
Cast
edit- Michel Piccoli – Friedrich Hofreiter
- Bulle Ogier – Génia
- Wolfgang Hübsch – Mauer
- Barbara Rebeschini – Erna
- Milena Vukotic – Madame Wahl
- Dominique Blanc – Adèle Natter
- Jutta Lampe – Madame Meinhold
- Alain Cuny – Aigner – le père d'Otto
- Gabriel Barylli – Otto
- Friedrich Hammel – Stanzides
- Jeff Layton – Paul
- Paulus Manker – Korsakov
- Dorothea Parton – La nurse
- Paul Burian – Monsieur Natter
- Luís Miguel Cintra
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Distant Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
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