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- Starring: Josef Bierbichler, Monica Bleibtreu
- Summary: A portrait of a single day in the late summer of 1956, toward the end of Bertolt Brecht's life, as he prepares to leave his lakeside home, surrounded by the women who form his extended family. (Film Forum)
- Director: Jan Schütte
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Comedy
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75Full of fine performances, led by Josef Bierbichler as Brecht and Monica Bleibtreu as Helene Weigel, his wife. Taken on its own terms, The Farewell makes for rewarding viewing.
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70Edward Klosinski's staid cinematography lends the film a feeling of late summer languor, a deceptive calm before a terrible storm. The spare, evocative piano soundtrack is by John Cale.
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As a sketch of the twilight of a great artist, The Farewell has merit, but the sketch would be better used as the background to a mural.