Elfriede Jelinek - Language Unleashed

Documentary

96 min

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A documentary about the life and work of the Austrian artist, writer and feminist Elfriede Jelinek, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The film portrait focuses on Jelinek as a human being and is dedicated to language as a creative means of expression.

Director
Claudia Müller
Cast
Elfriede Jelinek, Sophie Rois, ...
Original language(s)
German
Credits
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Written by
Claudia Müller
Year
2022
Country
Austria, Germany
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Elfriede Jelinek, Sophie Rois, Stefanie Reinsperger, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke
FSK Rating
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Original title
Elfriede Jelinek - Die Sprache von der Leine lassen
Release date
10.11.2022
Synopsis
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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.