The Farewell (2000)
Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer
A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family.
- Date of release
- 2000-05-14
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jan Schütte
Casting
- Josef Bierbichler — Bertolt Brecht
- Monica Bleibtreu — Helene Weigel
- Jeanette Hain — Käthe Reichel
- Elfriede Irrall — Elisabeth Hauptmann
- Birgit Minichmayr — Barbara Brecht
- Margit Rogall — Ruth Berlau
- Samuel Finzi — Wolfgang Harich
- Paul Herwig — Manfred Wekwerth
- Tilman Günther — Stasi-Offizier
- Rena Zednikowa — Isot Kilian
- Claudius Freyer — Peter Palitzsch
Interesting facts
The Farewell is a 2000 German drama film directed by Jan Schütte. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
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