The Last Days of Immanuel Kant ( Les Derniers jours d'Emmanuel Kant )

The Last Days of Immanuel Kant (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les Derniers jours d'Emmanuel Kant
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Philippe Collin

Written By:
Philippe Collin
André Scala

Actors:
Roland Amstutz ..... Lampe
David Warrilow ..... Immanuel Kant
André Wilms ..... La Mère
Emmanuelle Clove

Synopsis:

This French drama, based on an 1850s essay by Thomas De Quincey, examines a brief, fictionalized time period in the life of Professor Kant. The story is set in Kant's hometown, Konigsberg; it chronicles his last few years prior to his death in 1804 at the age of 80. The story looks more at the great thinker's odd, obsessive lifestyle than it does his philosophies. Kant, truly a 'mad professor,' had himself on a rigid daily schedule. At night he slept in a mummy-wrap. During the day he imbibed tremendous amounts of coffee at rigidly prescribed intervals. The whole town was expected to keep a respectful distance when Kant took his daily walks. Melodrama enters the philosopher's life after his loyal servant for the past thirty years suddenly leaves.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 May, 2008.