Farewell to the Parents

Synopsis

The film is based on the eponymous 1960 novel by author Peter Weiss. In this autobiographical text, the author describes the years of his childhood and youth in Germany in the 20s and 30s as well as the flight of his half-Jewish family from persecution by the Nazis. This odyssey also portrays the young first-person narrator’s struggle for his artistic existence, as he was striving to establish himself as a painter and writer. In a free, sensual essay between fiction and document, realistic description and stylised invention, the film attempts to kindle today’s flame based on the past’s, and to create a new and vibrant third work from it. (Locarno Festival)

Main Cast

Sven Dolinsky

Peter Weiss (narrator)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Peter Nestler

Voice of the father

Age : 87 | Popularity : 9%

Peter Nestler

Father (voice)

Age : 87 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Astrid Ofner
Writing	Writer	Astrid Ofner Hans Hurch
Department	Role	Name

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