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Reunion (1989) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
David Donatello Awards

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

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

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Jerry Schatzberg

Written By:
Harold Pinter
Fred Uhlman

Actors:
Jason Robards ..... Henry Strauss
Christien Anholt ..... Hans Strauss, as a young man
Samuel West ..... Count Konradin von Lohenburg
Françoise Fabian ..... Countess von Lohenburg
Maureen Kerwin ..... Lisa
Dorothea Alexander ..... Old Countess Gertrud
Frank Baker ..... The Zionist
Tim Barker ..... Zimmermann - a teacher
Imke Barnstedt ..... Girl in Tax Building
Gideon Boulting ..... Prince Hubertus
Alan Bowyer ..... Bollacher
Jacques Brunet ..... Count von Lohenburg
Rupert Degas ..... Muller
Robert Dietl ..... Gardener at Old Grafin's
Luc-Antoine Diquéro ..... Young Lover

Synopsis:

American lawyer Henry Strauss (Robards) is preparing to return to Germany for the first time since he left in 1933 following Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He is seeking to renew an 'enchanting friendship' of his youth with aristocrat Konradin Von Lohenburg (West). Strauss was the son of a Jewish doctor and the friends did not see that around them the rise of Nazism would lead to their separation. Their travels together and philosophical discussions against the elegant background of 1930s Stuttgart form the main part of the film, told in flashback. The older Henry's search for his childhood friend leads to a startling revelation as he discovers what became of Konradin after Hitler took power.

Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as anti-semitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.

The story is centred on the 'enchanted friendship' of two teenagers in 1933 Germany. Hans Strauss (Christien Anholt) is the son of a Jewish doctor and Konradin Von Lohenburg (Samuel West) is from an aristocratic family. The background is the rise of Nazism. Jason Robards plays the older Hans in the 70's as he prepares to travel to Germany for the first time since the 1930s. The film was shot on location in Berlin, New York and Stuttgart. Reunion was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 November, 2014.