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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Published: |
Arthaus,
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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 |