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The Farewell

Play trailer Poster for The Farewell 2002,  1h 33m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
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
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
2.5/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 21, 2005
2/5
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Rey S 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
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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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