German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 5 wins & 18 nominations total
Evgeniy Sidikhin
- NKWD Major Murawjow
- (as Evgeny Sidikhin)
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- TriviaKurt's art teacher, played by Oliver Masucci, is modeled on artist Joseph Beuys, the head of sculpture at the Kunstakadamie in Dusseldorf during the early '60s, at the time Gerhard Richter first enrolled.
- GoofsAt one point Carl Seeband mentions that Mozart was dead by the time he was 30. This is incorrect; Mozart was 35 when he died. (He could have been lying to try to convince Kurt to give up Art).
- Quotes
Elisabeth May: Don't look away. Never look away, Kurt. All that is true is beautiful.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
- SoundtracksDe torrente in via bibet [Dixit Dominus, HWV 232]
Composed by George Frideric Handel (as Händel)
Performed by Angela Kazimierczuk, Katherine Fuge, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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It is one of films who you just feel. Only feel. Because it is about family, past, Nazi regime, cold adaptation to the new realities, love, cinism and survive, art, truth and parenthood, about happiness and about be yourself. A beautiful film, many memorable scenes, great Sebastian Koch and Tom Willing and the fair story. And, no doubts, magnificent portraits . A film who, if you are real honest to yourself, can be only about you.
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- Kirpianuscus
- Oct 31, 2020
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- €18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,304,042
- Gross worldwide
- $6,193,234
- Runtime3 hours 9 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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