The Glory of Life (2024)
Because of the power of love, the last year of Franz Kafka's life becomes his happiest. The well-known writer has never before been able to allow himself to experience intimacy, he suffers from tuberculosis and is dependent on his overbearing family. In the summer of 1923, he met Dora Diamant in the seaside resort Graal-Müritz on the Baltic Sea coast, where he is convalescing and she is working in a Jewish Volksheim. He is a man of world, the 14 years younger woman is from the deep East, he can write, she can dance. She has both feet firmly on the ground, he is always hovering a little above it. She embraces the indicative, he gets tangled up in the conjunctive. But the worldly wise Dora accepts him as he is. And he accepts her. Together they go to Berlin and when Franz's health deteriorates rapidly, to a sanatorium in Austria. They are granted a single year together until Franz Kafka's health deteriorates incurable. However their year together allows them to feel the glory of life.
Cast
- Henriette Confurius - Dora Diamant
- Sabin Tambrea - Franz Kafka
- Manuel Rubey - Max Brod
- Daniela Golpashin - Elli
- Leo Altaras - Paul
- Klaus Huhle - Dr. Hoffmann
- Kristian Nekrasov - Dr. Johann Kisch
- Peter Moltzen - Karl Hermann
- Luise Aschenbrenner - Tile
- Alma Hasun - Ottla
Screenplay
- Georg Maas (Screenplay)
- Michael Gutmann (Screenplay)
- Michael Kumpfmüller (Novel)
Keywords
based on novel or book, northern germany, writer, novelist, baltic sea, woman director, 1920s, literary figure, age-gap relationship, weimar republic, last love, free state of mecklenburg-schwerin
Trailer
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- What is The Glory of Life about?
- Because of the power of love, the last year of Franz Kafka's life becomes his happiest. The well-known writer has never before been able to allow himself to experience intimacy, he suffers from tuberculosis and is dependent on his overbearing family. In the summer of 1923, he met Dora Diamant in the seaside resort Graal-Müritz on the Baltic Sea coast, where he is convalescing and she is working in a Jewish Volksheim. He is a man of world, the 14 years younger woman is from the deep East, he can write, she can dance. She has both feet firmly on the ground, he is always hovering a little above it. She embraces the indicative, he gets tangled up in the conjunctive. But the worldly wise Dora accepts him as he is. And he accepts her. Together they go to Berlin and when Franz's health deteriorates rapidly, to a sanatorium in Austria. They are granted a single year together until Franz Kafka's health deteriorates incurable. However their year together allows them to feel the glory of life.
- Who directed The Glory of Life?
- The Glory of Life was directed by Judith Kaufmann, Georg Maas.
- Who stars in The Glory of Life?
- The Glory of Life stars Henriette Confurius, Sabin Tambrea, Manuel Rubey, Daniela Golpashin, Leo Altaras, Klaus Huhle.
- How long is The Glory of Life?
- The Glory of Life has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is The Glory of Life?
- The Glory of Life is a Drama, Romance, History film.
- How much did The Glory of Life gross?
- The Glory of Life grossed $947,881 worldwide.
- Where was The Glory of Life produced?
- The Glory of Life was produced in Austria, Germany.