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the Detour

the Detour

...or how I learned to love Thomas Bernhard

2000 1h 38mDramaRomanceThriller

The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.

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The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.

Behind it

Frouke FokkemaDirectorWolfgang SimonCinematography

Cast

Tamar van den DopTamar van den DopJoannaJoachim BißmeierJoachim BißmeierThomas BernhardThom HoffmanThom HoffmanCamille KleberTherese AffolterTherese AffolterAnnaInge RosenbergInge RosenbergJan DecleirJan DecleirVader van JoannaMarlies HeuerMarlies HeuerPeer MasciniPeer MasciniLuc de KoningHalina ReijnHalina ReijnLiz SnoijinkLiz SnoijinkDokterDimme TreurnietDimme TreurnietRoland TrnkaWilleke van AmmelrooyWilleke van AmmelrooyMoeder van Joanna

Director

Frouke Fokkema

Writer

Frouke Fokkema

Release date

1 Jan 2000

Runtime

1h 38m

Studio

Lotus-Film, Lichtspiel Filmproduktion, Sigma Film Productions

Language

German, French, Dutch

Countries

Netherlands,Germany,Austria

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