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About
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.
Director
Studio
Sender Freies Berlin, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin e.V.
Original Title
Glutmensch
Original Language
German
