Sophisticated Acquaintance (2007)
Klaus Mann had a short life...and a long death.
Mixing elements of narrative, experimental, pseudo-documentary and essayist cinema, Sophisticated Acquaintance tells the story of a tormented individual whose short life and long death were affected by a great many factors. Klaus Mann (John Gross), a present-day Philadelphia avatar of the real-life European author of Mephisto, lives in the shadow of his father, the eminent intellectual, novelist and Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann (Ernst Hohmann). When Klaus pens a controversial essay on "revolutionary suicide" and then acts on it, in protest of the world's selfishness, a group of his contemporaries speak up in filmed interviews about what led him down that path. It is a film about the creative process, the tragic depiction of a strained father-son relationship and, most of all, it is a film about individuality.
Cast
- John Gross - Klaus Mann
- Rob Nilsson - Narrator
- Katya Quinn-Judge - Gia
- Ernst Hohmann - Thomas Mann
- Glenn Walsh - Bruce Jummaquin
- William Cully Allen - Malcontent
- Brooke Somers - Girl on Bus
- Kris Caltagirone - Andrew
Screenplay
Themes
Suicidal Thoughts and Despair
Keywords
suicide, writer
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sophisticated Acquaintance about?
- Mixing elements of narrative, experimental, pseudo-documentary and essayist cinema, Sophisticated Acquaintance tells the story of a tormented individual whose short life and long death were affected by a great many factors. Klaus Mann (John Gross), a present-day Philadelphia avatar of the real-life European author of Mephisto, lives in the shadow of his father, the eminent intellectual, novelist and Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann (Ernst Hohmann). When Klaus pens a controversial essay on "revolutionary suicide" and then acts on it, in protest of the world's selfishness, a group of his contemporaries speak up in filmed interviews about what led him down that path. It is a film about the creative process, the tragic depiction of a strained father-son relationship and, most of all, it is a film about individuality.
- Who directed Sophisticated Acquaintance?
- Sophisticated Acquaintance was directed by Daniel Kremer.
- Who stars in Sophisticated Acquaintance?
- Sophisticated Acquaintance stars John Gross, Rob Nilsson, Katya Quinn-Judge, Ernst Hohmann, Glenn Walsh, William Cully Allen.
- How long is Sophisticated Acquaintance?
- Sophisticated Acquaintance has a runtime of 1h 15m (75 minutes).
- What genre is Sophisticated Acquaintance?
- Sophisticated Acquaintance is a Drama film.
- What are the themes of Sophisticated Acquaintance?
- The themes of Sophisticated Acquaintance include: Suicidal Thoughts and Despair.