Elfriede Jelinek - die Sprache von der Leine lassen

Nov 10 2022 N/A NA

Documentary

Wunderkind, scandalous author, traitor to the fatherland, fury of the theater, feminist, fashion-lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, nest fouler, brilliant, vulnerable artist, Nobel laureate. This film about Elfriede Jelinek, who in 2004 became the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, focuses on her artistic approach to language. The montage of archive material with voiceovers and interviews, some of them recently recorded, is told from Jelinek’s point of view.

Plot

ELFRIEDE JELINEK: "Language Unleashed" Child prodigy, scandal writer, traitor of the fatherland, theatre fury, feminist, model lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, defiler of the nest, brilliant...

Written by

Claudia Müller

Directed by

Claudia Müller

Cast

Elfriede Jelinek, Sophie Rois, Maren Kroymann

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Production Countries

Austria, Germany

Production Companies

CALA Filmproduktion, Plan C Filmproduktion, BR, ARTE, ORF

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

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Average Rating

7.2 out of 10

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