''Lara'' is a 2019 German drama film directed by
Jan-Ole Gerster
Jan-Ole Gerster (born 1978 in Hagen) is a German film director and screenwriter.
Life
Gerster works as a film director and screenwriter in Germany.
He was a TorinoFilmLab AdaptLab participant in 2016.
Filmography
* 2004: ''Der Schmerz geh ...
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Plot
The film centres around Lara, a stern civil servant who devotes herself to the career of her piano virtuoso son, Viktor, while abandoning her own creative pursuits.
Cast
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Corinna Harfouch
Corinna Harfouch (; ; born 16 October 1954) is a German actress.
Early life and education
Harfouch was born in Suhl, East Germany, the daughter of the teacher Wolfgang Meffert and his wife Marianne (née Kleber). She worked as a nurse and stu ...
— Lara Jenkins
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Tom Schilling
Tom Schilling (born 10 February 1982) is a German film and television actor.
Life and acting career
Schilling grew up in the formerly East German borough of Berlin Mitte. He was discovered at the age of 12 by stage director Thomas Heise, an ...
— Viktor Jenkins
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Rainer Bock
Rainer Bock (; born 31 July 1954) is a German actor and voice actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is best known for portraying Werner Ziegler in the fourth season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul''.
Early life and educatio ...
— Paul Jenkins
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Volkmar Kleinert
Volkmar Kleinert (born 20 September 1938) is a German actor. He studied at the Theaterhochschule Leipzig and appeared in more than one hundred films since 1959.
Filmography
References
External links
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1938 births
Theaterhochschu ...
— Prof. Reinhoffer
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André Jung — Mr. Czerny
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Gudrun Ritter
Gudrun Ritter (born 16 November 1936) is a German actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films since 1959.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
German film actresses
People from ...
— Lara's mother
Awards
* 2019:
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (, KVIFF) is an annual film festival held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern Eur ...
— Crystal Globe/Special Prize of the Jury, Award of Ecumenical Jury, Best Actress — Corinna Harfouch
* 2019:
Les Arcs Film Festival
Les Arcs Film Festival is an annual European film festival held every December in Les Arcs in the French Alps.
Profile
Les Arcs was co-founded in 2009 by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (CEO), Guillaume Calop (general manager), and Jérémy Zelnik ...
— Press Prize
* 2019:
Filmfest München
The Munich International Film Festival () is the largest summer film festival in Germany and second only in size and importance to the Berlinale. It has been held annually since 1983 and takes place in late June or early July. It presents fe ...
— FIPRESCI Prize, Best Director (New German Cinema Section)
* 2019: Filmkunstwochen Leipzig — Gilde-Filmpreis — Best Film (national)
* 2019: Hamptons International Film Festival NY — Narrative Feature — Corinna Harfouch — Best Performance, Golden Starfish Award — Honorable Mention
* 2019: Ljubljana International Film Festival — Special Mention Kingfisher Award — Blaz Kutin — Script
* 2019: Bavarian Film Price — Best Filmmusic Award — Arash Safaian
References
External links
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German drama films
2019 drama films
2019 films
2010s German films
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