the Detour

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MOVIE

the Detour

...or how I learned to love Thomas Bernhard

The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.

Original Title

Der Umweg

Release Date

2000-01-01

Year

2000

Duration

1h 38m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Cast

Tamar van den Dop

Tamar van den Dop

Joachim Bißmeier

Joachim Bißmeier

Thom Hoffman

Thom Hoffman

Therese Affolter

Therese Affolter

Inge Rosenberg

Inge Rosenberg

Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Marlies Heuer

Marlies Heuer

Peer Mascini

Peer Mascini

Halina Reijn

Halina Reijn

Liz Snoijink

Liz Snoijink