When Marie dies in an avalanche, pregnant with their first child, Andreas' heart is broken. He is a man of very few words and so, when he falls in love with Marie, he doesn't ask for her hand in marriage, but instead has some of his friends light her name at dusk across the mountain. for all its gentleness, a very powerful novel.' Jim Crace Andreas lives his whole life in the Austrian Alps, where he arrives as a young boy taken in by a farming family. Producers Jakob and Dieter Pochlatko of Epo-Film said: “The story of Andreas has captured us with its humbleness, power and universality throughout the challenging development phase and it fills us with pride to see this beautiful piece of world literature now emerging for the big screen.'Heart-rending and heart-warming. It was clear to us that we have to find a fresh face that can embody the physicality and sensitivity of Andreas’ character.” Steinbichler said of Gorski: “With Stefan we have found the perfect lead and heart for the film.
Hans Steinbichler’s own background, visionary craftsmanship and ultimate identification with the story will make ‘A Whole Life’ a spectacular and humbling cinema experience.” Robert Seethaler’s popularity around the globe. Producer Tim Oberwelland from Tobis said: “We are confident international audiences will embrace an emotionally appealing, universal story of one man’s life set in the spectacular scenery of the Alps throughout the 20th century. Steinbichler said: “The story is a metaphor about what matters in life and is a mirror for ourselves in a restless and competitive world.” Limmer added: “It is a life story that questions and makes us think about how we would want to look back on our lives when the time has come.” PTI will start identifying potential partners at the Cannes Market and is expected to present the English screenplay and a first teaser promo in time for Toronto and AFM, respectively. John Williams of the New York Times said the book is “one of those stripped-down everyman stories that is transparently, self-consciously about Much More: The encroachment of modernity, the universal nature of love and heartbreak, the quickness of our passage through life.”Īfter its winter shoot in February, “A Whole Life” is now in the middle of its 40-day summer shoot in the Austrian and Bavarian Alps.
In German-speaking countries, it has sold more than 1.6 million copies. The book, first published in 2014, has been translated into 40 languages and was described as a “novel of the century” in several reviews.
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