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Reunion

1989 · 110 min

A quiet, aching look at a friendship shadowed by history, unfolding with restrained sorrow and a slow, painful reveal.

Directed by
Jerry Schatzberg
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Jason Robards, Christien Anholt, Samuel West
Tagline
Their friendship should have lasted a lifetime...
Overview
Attorney Henry Strauss grew up in Germany, but left the country with his Jewish family during the rise of the Third Reich. Still wondering about what happened to his boyhood friend Konradin Von Lohenburg, Strauss travels back to Germany for the first time since he was a young man, bringing up some painful memories.

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Directed by
Jerry Schatzberg
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Jason Robards, Christien Anholt, Samuel West
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • identity
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Jerry Schatzberg
Written by
Harold Pinter
Starring
Jason Robards, Christien Anholt, Samuel West, Françoise Fabian, Maureen Kerwin, Dorothea Alexander, Frank Baker, Tim Barker
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
110 min
Country
France, Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
English, German

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