2020
Constantin-Film
1 h 57 m

2020
Constantin-Film
1 h 57 m

Summary Seventeen-year-old Franz journeys to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop. There he meets Sigmund Freud (Bruno Ganz), a regular customer, and over time the two very different men form a singular friendship. When Franz falls desperately in love with the music-hall dancer Anezka, he seeks advice from the renowned psychoanalyst, who admit...

Directed By: Nikolaus Leytner

Written By: Klaus Richter, Robert Seethaler, Nikolaus Leytner

2020
Constantin-Film
1 h 57 m

2020
Constantin-Film
1 h 57 m

The Tobacconist

Name: The Tobacconist
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2020-07-10
Duration: 1 min 57 s
Rating: 55
Cast: Simon Morzé, Bruno Ganz, Johannes Krisch, Emma Drogunova, Regina Fritsch

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 4 User Ratings

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Directed By: Nikolaus Leytner

Written By: Klaus Richter, Robert Seethaler, Nikolaus Leytner

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The Hollywood Reporter

Jul 9, 2020

The film expertly captures the tensions in the Austrian capital on the eve of Hitler’s takeover, and it also manages to be a vibrant coming-of-age story and an intriguing portrayal of Sigmund Freud, expertly portrayed by Bruno Ganz.

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Variety

Jul 9, 2020

In the end, what makes The Tobacconist effective despite its limitations is the way it focuses on the experience of a “typical” Austrian — that is, a citizen without political convictions.

By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

Screen Daily

Jul 9, 2020

Freud aside, this is a fairly straightforward boy-to-man narrative, but that it plays out during such a turbulent time in Austrian history brings additional texture.

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Movie Nation

Jul 9, 2020

Ganz has a wonderful twinkle about him that makes him perfect for Freud. If only he’d had a little something to chew on. If only the character felt like more than a Big Name afterthought.

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The New York Times

Jul 9, 2020

This is a pretty movie to be sure, with attractive cinematography, period costume and production design. But the film has no political or philosophical weight, and it is ultimately a movie that is as hard to take seriously as its somewhat dunderheaded protagonist.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Jul 9, 2020

Nikolaus Leytner’s competent, watchable but uninspired adaptation of the best-selling novel by Robert Seethaler does have a few attractions, chiefly a heartwarming farewell performance as Freud, the famed psychoanalyst, by the great Bruno Ganz, who died last year not long after filming.

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IndieWire

Jul 13, 2020

While The Tobacconist is always watchable, its inability to find meaning in a mess of uncooked symbolism prevents the movie from being worthy of Freud, and from doing justice to his parting words.

By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft, Glory Film, TOBIS Film, ARD Degeto Film, Perathon Film-und Fernsehproduktions GmbH, FilmVergnuegen

Release Date Jul 10, 2020

Duration 1 h 57 m

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Website https://17wien.jp/

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Awards

Austrian Film Award, AT

• 4 Nominations

CineLibri International Book and Movie Festival

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

CIVIS Media Prize

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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Simon Morzé

Franz Huchel

Bruno Ganz

Sigmund Freud

Johannes Krisch

Otto Trsnjek

Emma Drogunova

Anezka

Regina Fritsch

Margarete Huchel

Elfriede Irrall

Martha Freud

Michael Fitz

Roter Egon

Rainer Wöss

Herr Rosshuber

Sabine Herget

Frau Rosshuber

Gerti Drassl

Fra Doktor

Gerhard Liebmann

Heinzi

Hermann Scheidleder

Der Dicke

Robert Seethaler

Der Jagere

Alexander E. Fennon

Portier Gestapo

Jasmin Barbara Mairhofer

Kellnerin Varieté

Erni Mangold

Dam Mit Pelmütze

Carl Achleitner

Pfarrer

Fritz Egger

Preininger

Gottfried Breitfuss

Preinnger

Angelika Strahser

Frau Veithammer

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