''The Distant Land'' () is a 1987 Austrian-German
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
that was adapted from the play by
Arthur Schnitzler and directed by
Luc Bondy. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with unusua ...
section at the
1987 Cannes Film Festival.
The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
A promising young pianist commits suicide. He spent his last evening in the company of the industrialist Friedrich Hofreiter. His wife Genia is in possession of a farewell note.
Cast
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Michel Piccoli
Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...
– Friedrich Hofreiter
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Bulle Ogier – Génia
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Wolfgang Hübsch – Mauer
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Barbara Rebeschini – Erna
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Milena Vukotic – Madame Wahl
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Dominique Blanc – Adèle Natter
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Jutta Lampe – Madame Meinhold
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Alain Cuny – Aigner – le père d'Otto
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Gabriel Barylli – Otto
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Friedrich Hammel – Stanzides
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Jeff Layton – Paul
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Paulus Manker – Korsakov
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Dorothea Parton – La nurse
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Paul Burian – Monsieur Natter
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Luís Miguel Cintra
See also
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List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1987 films
1987 drama films
1980s German-language films
Austrian drama films
West German films
Austrian films based on plays
French films based on plays
German films based on plays
Films based on works by Arthur Schnitzler
Films directed by Luc Bondy
Films set in the 1900s
Films about adultery
German drama films
French drama films
1980s German films
1980s French films
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