Lara

An excruciating comedy of awkwardness that blossoms into a moving examination of a life lost and chances not taken.

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Archive - Festival 35
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster
Germany 2019
98 minutes
German
Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Today is Lara's 60th birthday, and she has every reason to celebrate: this evening, her son Viktor will be giving the most important piano concert of his career. Lara has always been the driving force behind Viktor’s success, yet he has been unreachable for weeks and nothing indicates that Lara will be welcome at his performance. The more Lara tries to make the evening successful, the more events get out of control.

Winner of three awards at the Karlovy Vary Festival, the new film from Jan-Ole Gerster is a precisely crafted psychological drama.

Filmography: Oh Boy (2012).

Director Jan-Ole Gerster
Production Marcos Kantis
Script Blaz Kutin
Cinematography Frank Griebe
Editing Isabel Meier
Music Arash Safaian
Festivals Karlovy Vary (Award of Ecumenical Jury, Best Actress Award, Special Prize of the Jury), Munich (Best Director, Fipresci Prize)
Actors Corinna Harfouch, Tom Schilling, Rainer Bock, Volkmar Kleinert
Source Beta Cinema, Munich