Drama · Germany · 2000 · 1h 31m

The Farewell

Abschied - Brechts letzter Sommer

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Director
Jan Schütte
Cast
Josef Bierbichler as Bertolt Brecht Monica Bleibtreu as Helene Weigel Jeanette Hain as Käthe Reichel Elfriede Irrall as Elisabeth Hauptmann Birgit Minichmayr as Barbara Brecht Margit Rogall as Ruth Berlau
Crew
Edward Kłosiński — Director of Photography John Cale — Original Music Composer Klaus Pohl — Writer
Synopsis

A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family.

Key Collaborators
Jan Schütte Director Edward Kłosiński Director of Photography John Cale Original Music Composer Klaus Pohl Writer
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