Plot Summary
Wunderkind, scandalous author, traitor to the fatherland, fury of the theater, feminist, fashion-lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, nest fouler, brilliant, vulnerable artist, Nobel laureate. This film about Elfriede Jelinek, who in 2004 became the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, focuses on her artistic approach to language. The montage of archive material with voiceovers and interviews, some of them recently recorded, is told from Jelinek’s point of view.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Elfriede Jelinek – Die Sprache von der Leine lassen
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- de
Where to watch free (US)
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Production Companies
CALA Filmproduktion
Plan C Filmproduktion
BR
ARTE
ORF
