Lara is a 2019 German drama film directed by Jan-Ole Gerster.[1][2]
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Directed by | Jan-Ole Gerster |
Starring | Corinna Harfouch Tom Schilling |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Plot
editThe film centres around Lara, a stern civil servant who devotes herself to the career of her piano virtuoso son, Viktor, while abandoning her own creative pursuits.
Cast
edit- Corinna Harfouch — Lara Jenkins
- Tom Schilling — Viktor Jenkins
- Rainer Bock — Paul Jenkins
- Volkmar Kleinert — Prof. Reinhoffer
- André Jung — Mr. Czerny
- Gudrun Ritter — Lara's mother
Awards
edit- 2019: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — Crystal Globe/Special Prize of the Jury, Award of Ecumenical Jury, Best Actress — Corinna Harfouch
- 2019: Les Arcs Film Festival — Press Prize
- 2019: Filmfest München — FIPRESCI Prize, Best Director (New German Cinema Section)
- 2019: Filmkunstwochen Leipzig — Gilde-Filmpreis — Best Film (national)
- 2019: Hamptons International Film Festival NY — Narrative Feature — Corinna Harfouch — Best Performance, Golden Starfish Award — Honorable Mention
- 2019: Ljubljana International Film Festival — Special Mention Kingfisher Award — Blaz Kutin — Script
- 2019: Bavarian Film Price — Best Filmmusic Award — Arash Safaian
References
edit- ^ Sterneborg, Anke (6 November 2019). "'Lara' : Die bemitleidenswerte Niedertracht einer Frau". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (30 June 2019). "Film Review: 'Lara'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
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