Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed
7.2
Wunderkind, scandalous author, traitor to the fatherland, fury of the theater, feminist, fashion-lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, nest fouler, brilliant, vulnerable artist, Nobel laureate. This film about Elfriede Jelinek, who in 2004 became the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, focuses on her artistic approach to language. The montage of archive material with voiceovers and interviews, some of them recently recorded, is told from Jelinek’s point of view.
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Cast
8 people
Elfriede Jelinek
Self
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Claudia Müller
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Claudia Müller Director · Eva Jantschitsch Composer Christine A. Maier Cinematographer
First release June 28, 2022 · Produced in Germany, Austria · Production Plan C Filmproduktion, BR
Production
CALA Filmproduktion
Production
Plan C Filmproduktion
Production
BR
Production
ARTE
Production
ORF
Production
Germany · Austria
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Languages
Original title
Elfriede Jelinek – Die Sprache von der Leine lassen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 28, 2022
Premiere · Filmfest München
Austria · November 10, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
May 26, 2023 · Physical
France
May 13, 2024 · TV · Arte
Germany
November 10, 2022 · Theatrical
May 13, 2024 · TV · Arte
Portugal
October 8, 2022 · Doclisboa
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