Trotta (1971)

Directed by

Johannes Schaaf

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man looks back on his life in early 20th century Austria. The film follows his experiences with family, love, and loss as the old world fades away.

melancholicslow-burncontemplativesomberintrospectivehistoricalelegiacunderstated

What happens

Trotta is a 1971 West German film directed by Johannes Schaaf. It is based on the 1938 novel Die Kapuzinergruft (The Emperor's Tomb) by Austrian author Joseph Roth. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination. It was also entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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