Dying (2024 film)

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Dying
Sterben poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Matthias Glasner
Written byMatthias Glasner
Produced byJan Krüger
Matthias Glasner
Ulf Israel
Starring Lars Eidinger
Corinna Harfouch
Lilith Stangenberg
CinematographyJakub Bejnarowicz
Edited byHeike Gnida
Music byLorenz Dangel
Production
companies
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release dates
  • 16 February 2024 (2024-02-16)(Berlin)
  • 25 April 2024 (2024-04-25)(Germany)
  • 9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)(Sydney)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Dying (German : Sterben) is 2024 German comedy drama film. It is about an elderly couple on the brink of death and their two children who are too concerned with their own troubles to get involved. The film premiered at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2024, and won Best Picture at the 2024 German Film Awards.

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Synopsis

Dying follows the lives of an estranged family of four: Tom Lunies, a famous conductor in Berlin; his sister Ellen Lunies, a dental assistant who is alcoholic; and their elderly parents Lissy and Gerd. Lissy has many ailments and is only semi-mobile, while Gerd has dementia and tends to wander into other people's homes. [1] [2] Tom, an emotionally cold character, is preparing to conduct an orchestral project called Dying (Sterben). [2]

Cast

Production

The film was written and directed by Matthias Glasner, and co-produced by Glasner, Jan Krueger, and Ulf Israel. Cinematography was by Jakub Bejnarowicz, and the musical score was composed by Lorenz Dnagel. Heike Gnida edited the film. [3]

Dying has been described as black comedy. [4] It is divided into five different chapters over its three-hour length. [1]

Actor Lars Eidinger had to learn how to conduct an orchestra (as did [[Cate Blanchett for Tár ), and he said that he modelled his performance on Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis. [2]

Release

The film had its world premiere on 16 February 2024 at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. [5] [6]

It played at the Sydney Film Festival on 9 June 2024, [7] and also screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2024. [2]

Reception

Reviews have been generally positive. [8] [9]

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a black comedy of Franzenesque family dysfunction; maybe not profound exactly but terrifically watchable and entertaining". [4] The Hollywood Reporter called it "to die for", writing "Out of all the film’s many achievements, perhaps the most impressive is the ability to keep the tone balanced just on this biting point between tragedy and comedy in scene after scene". [3]

Awards and nominations

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References

  1. 1 2 Adlakha, Siddhant (18 February 2024). "'Dying' Review: Matthias Glasner's Three-Hour Thanatopsis Feels Slight, Despite Its Epic Running Time". Variety. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Barlow, Helen (17 October 2024). "Film star Lars Eidinger on Dying, kangaroos and the secret of his acting success". InReview . Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 Felperin, Leslie (19 February 2024). "'Dying' Review: Lars Eidinger Stars as a Harried Orchestra Conductor in a Moving and Funny German Family Saga". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 Bradshaw, Peter (18 February 2024). "Sterben (Dying) review – the biggest conductor meltdown since Cate Blanchett's Tár". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Busche, Andreas (18 February 2024). ""Sterben" auf der Berlinale". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup: 'La Cocina' Starring Rooney Mara, 'Another End' With Gael García Bernal Among Competition Titles". Variety. 22 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Dying". Sydney Film Festival. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dying". Palace Films. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dying (2024)". Rotten Tomatoes. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Matthias Glasner's 'Dying' Wins German Film Awards". Holywood Reporter. 3 May 2024.
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