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Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist

The film interweaves three layers: the centre is Kleist's play "Penthesilea". Like from a distance Kleist observes the relationship beween man and woman, when he transfers into mythical Greece what in his time became a problem for him in Prussia - and remains to be a problem also for us. The director's associations during the work form the second layer. Reality and fantasy blend to an imaginary biography of Kleist, the third layer. At the end of the film Kleist is identical with his title character Penthesilesa.

Top Cast

  • Elisabeth Trissenaar

    Elisabeth Trissenaar

    Penthesilea

  • Hermann Treusch

    Hermann Treusch

    Achilles

  • Verena Peter

    Verena Peter

    Prothoe

  • Lieselotte Rau

    Lieselotte Rau

    Oberpriesterin

  • Nicole Heesters

    Nicole Heesters

    Asteria

  • Berta Drews

    Berta Drews

    Oberste

Overview

The film interweaves three layers: the centre is Kleist's play "Penthesilea". Like from a distance Kleist observes the relationship beween man and woman, when he transfers into mythical Greece what in his time became a problem for him in Prussia - and remains to be a problem also for us. The director's associations during the work form the second layer. Reality and fantasy blend to an imaginary biography of Kleist, the third layer. At the end of the film Kleist is identical with his title character Penthesilesa.

Rating

5.8 / 10
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