Dying (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
1 Apr 2024 (Mon)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
180 Minutes
Language
German
Subtitle
English
Director
Matthias Glasner
Cast
Lars Eidinger, Corinna Harfouch, Lilith Stangenberg
Synopsis
"In this self-reflexive comedy-drama about death, Glasner contemplates mortality through the middle-aged Tom, an orchestra conductor who is juggling all manner of personal and professional commitments. Wrestling with perfecting a new composition called Dying, he must at the same time deal with the troubles of his estranged family members – a demented father, an ailing mother, and an alcoholic sister, while acting as the surrogate father of his exgirlfriend’s baby. As death turns up again and again on the doorstep, he finally makes sense of artistic transformation. Best Screenplay, Berlinale.
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"In this self-reflexive comedy-drama about death, Glasner contemplates mortality through the middle-aged Tom, an orchestra conductor who is juggling all manner of personal and professional commitments. Wrestling with perfecting a new composition called Dying, he must at the same time deal with the troubles of his estranged family members – a demented father, an ailing mother, and an alcoholic sister, while acting as the surrogate father of his exgirlfriend’s baby. As death turns up again and again on the doorstep, he finally makes sense of artistic transformation. Best Screenplay, Berlinale.
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