Homo Faber

"An engineer survives a plane crash in Mexico in 1957. When a friend commits suicide, he returns to New York and embarks on an ocean voyage to Europe. On the ship, he meets Sabeth, a ravishing young girl who captures his heart. With Sabeth, Faber experiences real emotions for the first time, un...

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Corporate Authors: Arthaus Video Firm; Bioskop-Film; Action Films; Stefi2/Home Video
Group Author: Shepard, Sam, 1943 (Actor); Delpy, Julie, 1969 (Actor); Sukowa, Barbara, 1950 (Actor); Lind, Traci, 1969 (Actor); Kirchlechner, Dieter (Actor); Schlöndorff, Volker (Screenwriter); Wurlitzer, Rudolph (Producer); Junkersdorf, Eberhard (Cinematographer); Arvanitis, Giorgos (Cinematographer); L'Homme, Pierre, 1930 (Film editor); Hirtz, Dagmar, 1941; Myers, Stanley; Frisch, Max, 1911-1991.
Published: Arthaus,
Publisher Address: Leipizig :
Publication Dates: [2009]
Literature type: Video
Language: German
English
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Summary: "An engineer survives a plane crash in Mexico in 1957. When a friend commits suicide, he returns to New York and embarks on an ocean voyage to Europe. On the ship, he meets Sabeth, a ravishing young girl who captures his heart. With Sabeth, Faber experiences real emotions for the first time, until he discovers the truth about her past, and his own"
Item Description: Donation.
Based on the novel "Homo Faber" by Max Frisch.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1991.
Carrier Form: 1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Awards: Bavarian Film Awards, Best Production (Produzentenpreis), Eberhard Junkersdorf; German Film Awards, Film Award in Silver, Shaping of a Feature Film; Guild of German Art House Cinemas, Guild Film Award - Silver, German Film (Deutscher Film), Volker Schlöndorff.
Production Credits: Production designer, Nicos Perakis ; directors of photography, Yorgos Arvanitis (for the European part) ; Pierre Lhomme (for the American part) ; film editor, Dagmar Hirtz ; music, Stanley Myers ; screenplay, Volker Schlöndorff, Rudi Wurlitzer ; executive producer, Bodo Scriba ; producer, Eberhard Junkersdorf ; director, Volker Schlondorff.
CLC: 791.06
Call Number: 791.06/HOM