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Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me (2019)

Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me poster
Original title
Helmut Berger, meine Mutter und ich
Directed by
Valesca Peters
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker turns the camera on her aging mother and the legendary actor Helmut Berger. The documentary explores their intertwined lives and the director's desire to restore Berger's dignity.

intimatecontemplativewarmpersonalobservationalreflectivenostalgictender

What happens

Helmut Berger, meine Mutter und ich ist das Regiedebüt von Valesca Peters, die bisher vorwiegend als Filmeditorin gearbeitet hatte. Kinopremiere des Films war am 7. März 2019. Im Zentrum der Handlung steht der gealterte Schauspieler Helmut Berger. „‚Ich wollte ihm seine Würde zurückgeben‘, erläuterte Peters ihren Regieansatz.“ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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