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The Farewell

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German playwright Bertold Brecht (Josef Bierbichler) invites friends, lovers and artistic collaborators to his summer house.

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Bilge Ebiri Citysearch Jan 18, 2002
The author's devotees will probably find it fascinating; others may find it baffling. Go to Full Review John Anderson Newsday Jan 16, 2002
Intelligent, caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being. Go to Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Jan 16, 2002
3/4
The movie is full of fine performances, led by Josef Bierbichler as Brecht and Monica Bleibtreu as Helene Weigel, his wife. Go to Full Review Marta Barber Miami Herald Jun 2, 2006
3/4
A gentle film about a lion of a man who, as a communist, was forced to leave Germany, lived almost penniless in Europe and America during the war and returned to his homeland in 1948. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 21, 2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 11, 2005
B
A well-acted and quiet character study of Brecht that clearly shows why the author was so tired during his last days, but tells little of his art or politics. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sep 13, 2019 A little story that went now See more Oct 22, 2017 This film is seductive in so many ways. It begins slowly and intertwines love affairs, politics, theatre, and bio in a complete tapestry. I cared about the characters and wanted to know more about each of them. That's very rare in nay film. See more Feb 8, 2009 A boring, bourgeois, posthumous, cowardly attempted hit-job on Brecht (even featuring him passing gas in company). Almost a petty, perverse, malicious, vengeful celebration of Brecht's death. Or rather a post-GDR German liberal/capitalist attempt to nullify/exorcise Brecht the communist devil. Perhaps most telling of all, the film falls far short of even approaching the power of any of Brecht's plays. See more Apr 10, 2008 The most important film known to man about the last days of Bertolt Brecht's life. Yeah, that Bertolt Brecht. See more Read all reviews
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Jan Schutte

Director

Josef Bierbichler

Bertolt Brecht

Monica Bleibtreu

Helene Weigel

Samuel Fintzi

Wolfgang Harich

Margit Rogall

Ruth Berlau

Jeanette Hain

Käthe Reichel

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Movie Info

Synopsis German playwright Bertold Brecht (Josef Bierbichler) invites friends, lovers and artistic collaborators to his summer house.
Director
Jan Schutte
Producer
Gesche Carstens, Henryk Romanowski, Jan Schutte
Screenwriter
Klaus Pohl
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 16, 2002, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.0K
Runtime
1h 33m
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