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Released 7 years ago.
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Lara
2019 1h 38m DE
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6.6
SOLID
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82%
FRESH
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6.9
IMDB
★6.6TMDB · 85🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 2,867
DramaComedyMusic
Synopsis
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Today is Lara’s 60th birthday, which happens to fall on the same day as her pianist son’s career-defining concert. A failed pianist herself, Lara spends the time before his performance pacing about Berlin—boiling with jealousy, nerves, and pride—trying to get hold of her elusive son.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Corinna Harfouch
Lara
Tom Schilling
Victor
Volkmar Kleinert
Prof. Reinhoffer
André Jung
Mr. Czerny
Gudrun Ritter
Mother
Rainer Bock
Paul
Hildegard Schroedter
Marion
Susanne Bredehöft
Frau Spengler
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jan Ole Gerster
- Writers
- Blaž Kutin
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Frank Griebe. 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 Arash Safaian. 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 Guillaume Guerry 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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Corinna Harfouch and Tom Schilling and Volkmar Kleinert carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7275830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jan Ole Gerster directs. Frank Griebe behind the camera. Arash Safaian scores. Guillaume Guerry cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 7 years ago.
- 2Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, shot by Frank Griebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Arash Safaian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Guillaume Guerry shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Corinna Harfouch and Tom Schilling and Volkmar Kleinert carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt7275830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Frank Griebe
- Original score
- Arash Safaian
- Editing
- Guillaume Guerry
- Production design
- Klaus-Dieter Gruber
- Costume design
- Anette Guther
- Makeup / hair
- Markus Scharping
- Sound
- Hubertus Rath
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Lara (2019)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% 🍅 Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 2,867 votes
Awards
12 wins & 19 nominations total
Also by
Jan Ole Gerster
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Schiwago Film
DE
StudioCanal
DE
ARTE
DE
BR
DE
- LE
Leuchtstoff
DE
ARD
DE
Key crew
- Commissioning EditorAndreas Schreitmüller
- ProducerMarcos Kantis
- Commissioning EditorCooky Ziesche
- ProducerMartin Lehwald
- Commissioning EditorManuel Tanner
- EditorGuillaume Guerry
- Line ProducerCharles Eric Breitkreuz
- Commissioning EditorClaudia Simionescu
- ProducerMichal Pokorny
- Co-ProducerIsabel Hund
- Sound Re-Recording MixerHubertus Rath
- Makeup ArtistMarkus Scharping
- Makeup DesignerSonia Salazar-Zivoder
- Sound MixerJulian Cropp
- Production DesignKlaus-Dieter Gruber
- Sound Effects EditorDaniel Iribarren
- Sound MixerMagnus Pflüger
- Co-ProducerKalle Friz
- Associate ProducerMichael Reuter
- CastingNina Haun
- Art DirectionFrancis 'Kiko' Soeder
- Costume DesignAnette Guther
- EditorIsabel Meier
- Supervising Sound EditorFabian Schmidt
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2019-10-11· Hamptons International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Lara JenkinsFR
- 不愛鋼琴師TW
- LaraBR
- 拉腊CN
- ΛάραGR
