Sinopsis
This documentary offers the opportunity to discover Elfriede Jelinek, the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004, a child music prodigy, protagonist of scandals, traitor to the country, feminist, lover of fashion, communist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, brilliant and vulnerable artist. This documentary explores Jelinek's ("the Pianist") turbulent relationship with language. An enormous work on her art as well as a multi-layered film portrait, full of contradictions, that addresses the artist's linguistic montage technique from her testimony and perspective.
Claudia Müller is a German journalist and director. She studied German Philology, Advertising and Philosophy in Berlin. Since the beginning of her career, she has made and produced many films about artists, writers and filmmakers. In her works, Claudia Müller addresses topics such as sexuality, feminism, gender identity and the visibility of women in the art world.
Director: Claudia Müller (Alemania)
Genre: Documentary
Country of Production: Germany/Austria
Year of Production: 2022
Running Time: 97’
Language: German. OV with Spanish Subtitles.
Cast: Elfriede Jelinek, Sophie Rois, Stefanie Reinsperger, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke.
Production: Martina Haubrich, Claudia Wohlgenannt
Screenwriter: Claudia Müller
Director of Photography: Christine A. Maier
Production Companies: CALA Film, Plan C Film
International Sales: Sixpackfilm
2023 German Film Award and 2023 Austrian Film Award for the best documentary. 2022 Fipresci Prize (Munich) for the Best Film by an Emerging Director. Other festivals: Atlántida Mallorca, Biografilm Festivals.
Premiere in Spain.
