La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser (2012)

Directed by

Davide Manuli

Genre

drama film, mystery film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A modern western-style film reimagines the story of Kaspar Hauser. A man obsessed with music washes up on a Mediterranean beach and a handful of other characters try to figure out who he is.

surrealdreamlikeslow-burnmysteriousminimalistunderstatedstylizedcontemplative

What happens

The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (Italian: La leggenda di Kaspar Hauser) is a 2012 Italian drama film written and directed by Davide Manuli, it is a surreal drama based on "the legend" of Kaspar Hauser. In this modern western-like re-interpretation featuring Vincent Gallo, a music-obsessive Kaspar washes up on a Mediterranean beach, where half a dozen protagonists try to make sense of who he is. The film premiered at the 2012 Rotterdam International Film Festival. It won San Francisco IndieFest's Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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