Kafka and Cinema

The Glory of Life

1 hr. 38 min. | Drama, Romance, Biographical | Pegi 13

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The film depicts the last and happiest period of Franz Kafka's life. He is a writer of great talent, but one with a complicated personality, a self-doubting writer who has not yet experienced intimacy or learned to live independently. In 1923, while recovering from tuberculosis by the Baltic Sea, he falls in love with Dora Diamant. The couple settle in Berlin, but as Franz's health inexorably deteriorates, they move to an Austrian sanatorium. Franz dies a year later, but the time they spent together changes Dora's life forever.

Georg Maas

Georg Maas

Georg Maas has written and directed feature films and documentaries, as well as music videos and video installations. His film Two Lives (2013) was shortlisted for Best International Film at the Oscars and won prizes at the German National Awards.
Judith Kaufman

Judith Kaufman

Judith Kaufman is a renowned German cinematographer and screenwriter who has worked on films such as Corsage (2023) and The Teachers' Lounge (2023).
Languages
German
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens
Produced
2024: Germany

Film information

Director
Georg Maas, Judith Kaufman
Producers
Solveig Fina, Andreas Fröhlich, Thomas Pridnig, Helge Sasse, Clemens Wollein
Screenplay
Georg Maas, Michael Gutmann, Michael Kumpfmüller (novel)
Music
Paul Eisenach, Jonas Hofer
Cinematography
Markus Kreuzwirth
Cast
Henriette Confurius, Sabin Tambrea, Michael Kumpfmüller
More information
www.imdb.com

Screenings

Wednesday, 13 November

18:00

Romuva · Didžioji salė

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Thursday, 14 November

18:00

Pasaka Senamiesčio · Didžioji

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Saturday, 16 November

14:50

Forum Cinemas Vingis · 9

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Sunday, 17 November

15:15

Paupio Pasaka · Hall 1

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