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23 December 1988 (USA) morePlot:
This symbol-filled story, filmed with sensuous detail and nuance, is set in Austria in the 1920s. While being treated for asthma at a country spa... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Insightful, sensitive treatment of a young boy discovering his nascent manhood. more (4 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | The Baron Baron Alexander von Hauenstein |
 | Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Sonya Tuchman |
 | David Eberts | ... | Edmund Tuchman |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Mr. Tuchman |
| John Nettleton | ... | Doctor Weiss |
| Martin Obernigg | ... | Concierge |
| Václav Stekl | ... | Assistant Concierge |
| Vladimír Pospísil | ... | Hotel Manager |
| Karel Karas-Kratochvil | ... | Doorman |
| Ivo Niederle | ... | Sanatorium Manager |
| Jarmila Derkova | ... | Frau Isambard |
| Josef Kubícek | ... | Station Master |
| Veronika Jeníková | ... | Kissing Woman (as Veronica Jenikova) |
| Roman Hajek | ... | Kissing Man |
| Raoul Schránil | ... | Hotel Guest (as Raul Schranil) |
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Mrs. Tuchman: It seems the deepest love affairs are those left unfulfilled.Baron: Therein lies a tragedy.
Mrs. Tuchman: Not at all. To consummate love is to make it mortal.
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This film is about manhood, and a boy's (actually every boy's) journey to manhood. The scene in the dining room with the baron and the young boy explains it all. The baron recites Goethe's poem, "ErlKonig" and interprets it for the young boy-man. Schubert set this poem to music (ErlKonig, The Erl King). The poem is a dialogue of a child, and his father who holds him close as they ride horseback toward their home. The child expresses fear and apprehension about what he sees on the journey. At the end of the poem, the "kind war tot" - "the child was dead" in the arms of his father. This movie is about the "death" of childhood, which must take place if a boy is to become a man. The film is filled with obvious symbolism and has a most satisfying conclusion. This is a personal favorite. If you can find a copy, buy it.