The Glory of Life

2024 1h 38m DE

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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Because of the power of love, the last year of Franz Kafka's life becomes his happiest. The well-known writer has never before been able to allow himself to experience intimacy, he suffers from tuberculosis and is dependent on his overbearing family. In the summer of 1923, he met Dora Diamant in the seaside resort Graal-Müritz on the Baltic Sea coast, where he is convalescing and she is working in a Jewish Volksheim. He is a man of world, the 14 years younger woman is from the deep East, he can write, she can dance. She has both feet firmly on the ground, he is always hovering a little above it. She embraces the indicative, he gets tangled up in the conjunctive. But the worldly wise Dora accepts him as he is. And he accepts her. Together they go to Berlin and when Franz's health deteriorates rapidly, to a sanatorium in Austria. They are granted a single year together until Franz Kafka's health deteriorates incurable. However their year together allows them to feel the glory of life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Henriette Confurius
Dora Diamant
Sabin Tambrea
Franz Kafka
Manuel Rubey
Max Brod
Daniela Golpashin
Elli
Leo Altaras
Paul
Klaus Huhle
Dr. Hoffmann
Kristian Nekrasov
Dr. Johann Kisch
Peter Moltzen
Karl Hermann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georg Maas
Writers: Georg Maas, Michael Gutmann
Languages: Hebrew, German
Countries: Austria, Germany

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georg Maas, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Eisenach. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gisela Zick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Henriette Confurius and Sabin Tambrea and Manuel Rubey carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27775137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Georg Maas directs. Judith Kaufmann behind the camera. Paul Eisenach scores. Gisela Zick cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in Hebrew, German.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, German.
3International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
4Directed by Georg Maas, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paul Eisenach. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gisela Zick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Henriette Confurius and Sabin Tambrea and Manuel Rubey carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt27775137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "northern germany", "writer", "novelist".