Goodbye America
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Goodbye America |
| Country of production | Germany , Poland |
| original language |
German Polish |
| Publishing year | 1994 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jan Schütte |
| script |
Thomas Strittmatter , Jan Schütte |
| production |
Joachim von Mengershausen , Otto Grokenberger , Wilder W. Knight II |
| music |
Claus Bantzer , Janusz Jankowski , Max Perlmann |
| camera | Thomas Mauch |
| cut | Renate Merck |
| occupation | |
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Goodbye America is a German - Polish feature film from 1994 .
action
Isaac, Moshe and Genovefa spent many years in exile in America. They want to travel to Poland in their old days. The married couple Mosche and Genovefa want to see their old homeland again and then return to America to die. Moshe was a plumber by trade, and his Polish wife Genofeva had never really felt at home in the US and had never learned English. The accountant Isaak is originally from Vienna and would like to stay in Poland forever and lie down there to rest forever. They come to Poland via Berlin. There Isaac falls in love with Zofia and suddenly decides to return to the USA with his new wife. Contrary to its intentions to buy Moshe and Genevieve a house in Gdansk and say their new home goodbye to forever remain in their old homeland.
Reviews
“A slightly melancholy film permeated with a fairytale atmosphere about the search for home and the difficulties of feeling at home in this world. The episodic structure and sober staging requires close observation from the viewer and makes inner sympathy difficult. "
Awards
The film was shown in a side series at the Cannes Film Festival in 1994 . In 1994 he was nominated for the German Film Prize in the Best Film category and received the silver award. In 1995 the script was awarded the Bavarian Film Prize.
Web links
- Goodbye America in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Goodbye America at Filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Approval for Goodbye America . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2009 (PDF; test number: 70 865 V / DVD / UMD).