EVERYMAN'S FEAST
by Fritz Lehner
synopsis
Loosely inspired by Hugo von Hoffmansthal's 1911 update of the medieval Everyman play, the story of Jan Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer), a fiftysomething fashion designer who, although successful in his native Austria, has never made it in Paris. Detemined, he decides to have one last show... The film began shooting originally in the Autumn of 1996, but ran into financial difficulties. Shooting recommenced in 2000.
international title: | Everyman's Feast |
original title: | Jedermanns Fest |
country: | Austria, Germany, France |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Fritz Lehner |
film run: | 173' |
release date: | AT 25/01/2002 |
screenplay: | Fritz Lehner |
cast: | Klaus Maria Brandauer, Sylvie Testud, Redbad Klynstra, Alexandra Sommerfeld, Juliette Greco, Veronika Lucanska |
producer: | Veit Heiduschka |
production: | Wega Film, Studio Babelsberg |
backing: | ORF, Austrian Film Fund, Eurimages, Austrian Film Institute |
distributor: | Filmladen, Progress Film-Verleih |