Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe ( Vor der Morgenröte )

Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Vor der Morgenröte
Screened, competed or awarded at:
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
102 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2016 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Maria Schrader

Written By:
Maria Schrader
Jan Schomburg

Actors:
Barbara Sukowa ..... Friderike Zweig
Tómas Lemarquis ..... Lefèvre
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart ..... Vitor D'Almeida
Matthias Brandt ..... Ernst Feder
Ivan Shvedoff ..... Halpern Leivick
Carla Vasconcelos ..... Claudia dos Santos
Josef Hader ..... Stefan Zweig
Cristina do Rego ..... Alzira Soares
Charly Hübner ..... Emil Ludwig
Lenn Kudrjawizki ..... Samuel Malamud
Harvey Friedman ..... Friedman
Valerie Pachner ..... Alix Störk
João Lagarto ..... Claudio de Souza
Nicolau Breyner ..... Leopold Stern
Manuel Wiborg ..... Commissar Rattes
Aenne Schwarz ..... Lotte Zweig
Vincent Nemeth ..... Louis Piérard
André Szymanski ..... Joseph Brainin
João Didelet ..... Mayor Dos Santos
Naomi Krauss ..... Erna Feder
Manuel Cortez ..... Maitre
Jane Chirwa ..... Dienstmädchen
Oscar Ortega Sánchez ..... Reporter Sanchez
Virgílio Castelo ..... Macedo Soares
Robert Finster ..... Karl Hoeller
Klaus Bobach ..... Photografer P.E.N. Congress - Buenos Aires
Matamba Joaquim ..... Mendes
Gabriela Barros ..... Lady 1
Márcia Breia ..... Gabriela Mistral
João Cabral ..... Herr Mertinez
Maria Vieira ..... Ana de Oliveira
Nathalie Lucia Hahnen ..... Granddaughter
Sabrina Ceesay ..... Guest
Arthur Igual ..... Antonio Aita
Nicolas Buitrago ..... Giuseppe Ungaretti
Matthew Way ..... Domingo Melfi
Victor Pape-Thies ..... Adolfo Hirsch
Yvy Coe ..... Singing Man
Daniel Puente Encina ..... Sadler
Larissa Offner ..... Jandira Vargas
Suely Torres ..... Senhora de Souza
Yara Dib ..... Guest
Patrice-Luc Doumeyrou ..... De Figuereido
Miklail Ceita ..... Policeman Monteiro
Lilian Viegas ..... Dienstmädchen
Isabel Leitão ..... Lady 2
Pedro Reichert ..... Photographer
Daniel Sasportes ..... Driver
Ruben Chama ..... Assistant Doctor

Synopsis:

In 1936, Stefan Zweig, the illustrious author of ' 24 Hours of a Woman's Life' and 'Letter from an Unknown Woman', leaves Austria for South America. Being Jewish and hating the inhumanity that prevails in Germany while threatening his native country, he has decided to escape the specter of Nazism. Brazil is his chosen country. He is immediately hailed at Rio de Janeiro's Jockey Club by the local jet set. But whereas expect him to take sides and to make a statement against Hitler and his clique, Zweig refuses to renounce his humanity and to indulge in over-simplification: he just cannot condemn Germany and its people. On the other hand, the great writer literally falls in love with Brazil and undertakes the writing of a new book about the country. Accompanied by Lotte, his second wife he explores different regions, including the most remote ones...

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 25 January, 2019.