Vienna, March 18, 1863: the poet Friedrich Hebbel, weakened by fever, spends his fiftieth — and final — birthday confined to bed. In feverish reverie, he recalls his life and work. The two blend with each other as well as with the present. A demanding reflection, filmed mostly in monochrome images, on this "ardent man" (a description by Eduard Mörike) and his work.
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Jonatan Briel Director
First release July 24, 1975 · Produced in Germany · Production Literarisches Colloquium Berlin e.V.
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Sender Freies Berlin
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Literarisches Colloquium Berlin e.V.
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Germany
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Glutmensch
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German
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German
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Germany · July 24, 1975
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