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Never Look Away

Original title: Werk ohne Autor
  • 2018
  • R
  • 3h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Tom Schilling in Never Look Away (2018)
'Never Look Away' follows thirty years in the life of artist Kurt Barnert (a character loosely based on Gerhard Richter). From a childhood witnessing Nazi Germany to life in post-war East Berlin.
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German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.

  • Director
    • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • Writer
    • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • Stars
    • Tom Schilling
    • Sebastian Koch
    • Paula Beer
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    26K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    • Writer
      • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    • Stars
      • Tom Schilling
      • Sebastian Koch
      • Paula Beer
    • 128User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Tom Schilling
    Tom Schilling
    • Kurt Barnert
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Professor Carl Seeband
    Paula Beer
    Paula Beer
    • Ellie Seeband
    Saskia Rosendahl
    Saskia Rosendahl
    • Elisabeth May
    Oliver Masucci
    Oliver Masucci
    • Professor Antonius van Verten
    Hanno Koffler
    Hanno Koffler
    • Günther Preusser
    Cai Cohrs
    • Kurt Barnert 6 Jahre
    Evgeniy Sidikhin
    Evgeniy Sidikhin
    • NKWD Major Murawjow
    • (as Evgeny Sidikhin)
    Ulrike C. Tscharre
    Ulrike C. Tscharre
    • Frau Hellthaler
    Jörg Schüttauf
    Jörg Schüttauf
    • Johann Barnert
    Jeanette Hain
    Jeanette Hain
    • Waltraut Barnert
    Hans-Uwe Bauer
    • Professor Horst Grimma
    Ina Weisse
    • Martha Seeband
    Lars Eidinger
    Lars Eidinger
    • Ausstellungsführer Heiner Kerstens
    Johanna Gastdorf
    Johanna Gastdorf
    • Großmutter Malvine
    David Schütter
    David Schütter
    • Adrian Schimmel…
    Franz Pätzold
    • Max Seifert
    Jonas Dassler
    Jonas Dassler
    • Ehrenfried May
    • Director
      • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    • Writer
      • Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Kurt's art teacher, played by Oliver Masucci, is modeled on artist Joseph Beuys, the head of sculpture at the Kunstakadamie in Dusseldorf during the early '60s, at the time Gerhard Richter first enrolled.
    • Goofs
      At one point Carl Seeband mentions that Mozart was dead by the time he was 30. This is incorrect; Mozart was 35 when he died. (He could have been lying to try to convince Kurt to give up Art).
    • Quotes

      Elisabeth May: Don't look away. Never look away, Kurt. All that is true is beautiful.

    • Connections
      Featured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      De torrente in via bibet [Dixit Dominus, HWV 232]
      Composed by George Frideric Handel (as Händel)
      Performed by Angela Kazimierczuk, Katherine Fuge, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

    User reviews128

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    8/10

    A great movie

    It's a 3 hours movie but you don't perceive so long. The plot is great. The story is well depicted. The actors are very good.

    The soundtrack as well so great. Very touching in some moments.

    I didn't know that Germans were so good in making movies.

    It's another story totally different than Dr Zivago but great as well.

    I strongly recommend to watch it. Strongly.
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    • Nov 2, 2019
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    • What happens with the Professor after seeing Kurt's paintings?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2018 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Italy
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Work Without Author
    • Filming locations
      • Dolnoslaskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Pergamon Film
      • Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
      • Beta Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,304,042
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,193,234
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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