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A docu-drama chronicling the lives of Germany's most extraordinary literary family.
The Manns - Novel of a Century
2001 ‘Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman’ Directed by Heinrich Breloer
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Armin Mueller-Stahl Monica Bleibtreu Jürgen Hentsch Veronica Ferres Sebastian Koch Sophie Rois Stefanie Stappenbeck Oliver Stritzel Philipp Hochmair Katharina Thalbach Anna Thalbach Katharina Eckerfeld Rüdiger Klink Anne-Marie Blanc Ludwig Blochberger Hildegard Schmahl Isolde Barth Edgar Bessen Buddy Elias Hansi Jochmann Andrea Sawatzki Gustav Peter Wöhler Heinrich Breloer Michael Baral Elisabeth Mann-Borgese Rudolf Wessely Heinz-Josef Braun Gerd David Alfred Kleinheinz Show All…
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C-Films Schweizer Fernsehen für die deutsche und rätoromanische Schweiz (SF DRS) ARTE Bavaria Film WDR NDR
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Sehr interessanter Einblick in das Leben einer außergewöhnlich begabten und ebenso außergewöhnlich unglücklichen Literatenfamilie. Hochverehrt, vertrieben, aufgenommen, gelesen, herbeigesehnt, beneidet und allzu oft an sich selbst und den eigenen Maßstäben gescheitert.
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Yes, this is well-done and well-structured and watchable as a conventional biopic, but will Arte ever give money to handle the kind of material here in a more artistically rich way? I'm not stuck in the 70s but the story of the Manns really deserves some kind of Syberberg-level treatment.
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I watched this trilogy some years ago and never forgot some insights I got out of it. Gave it to my grandparents for Christmas and had to force them to watch it but it was worth the rewatch.
A very nice mix of documentary and reenactment, based heavily on the actual personal journals of Thomas Mann and with recounts of family members.
Big recommend!