About
The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.
Director
Producers
Matthijs van Heijningen, Erich Lackner, Wulff-Ernst Hoffer
Studio
Lotus-Film, Lichtspiel Filmproduktion, Sigma Film Productions
Original Title
Der Umweg
Original Language
Dutch
Cast
Full credits →T
Tamar van den Dop
Joanna
J
Joachim Bißmeier
Thomas Bernhard
T
Thom Hoffman
Camille Kleber
T
Therese Affolter
Anna
I
Inge Rosenberg
J
Jan Decleir
Vader van Joanna
M
Marlies Heuer
P
Peer Mascini
Luc de Koning
H
Halina Reijn
L
Liz Snoijink
Dokter
D
Dimme Treurniet
R
Roland Trnka
W
Willeke van Ammelrooy
Moeder van Joanna
