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Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert

2023 · 110 min

A thoughtful, literary biopic that immerses you in a poet's inner world and complicated love life, rewarding patience with emotional depth.

Directed by: Margarethe von Trotta
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch

Overview: When Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch meet for the first time in Paris in the summer of 1958, they are already international celebrities of the literary world. In the four years that follow, they dabble in great love and an open relationship between his hometown of Zurich and her adopted Rome.

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Directed by: Margarethe von Trotta
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
art
memory
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Margarethe von Trotta
Written by: Margarethe von Trotta
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Ronald Zehrfeld, Tobias Resch, Basil Eidenbenz, Luna Wedler, Marc Limpach, Ricardo Angelini, Bernhard Marsch
Music: André Mergenthaler
Cinematography: Martin Gschlacht
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Languages: English, French, German, Italian

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