Sophisticated Acquaintance
“Klaus Mann had a short life...and a long death.”
Synopsis
Mixing elements of narrative, experimental, pseudo-documentary and essayist cinema, Sophisticated Acquaintance tells the story of a tormented individual whose short life and long death were affected by a great many factors. Klaus Mann (John Gross), a present-day Philadelphia avatar of the real-life European author of Mephisto, lives in the shadow of his father, the eminent intellectual, novelist and Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann (Ernst Hohmann). When Klaus pens a controversial essay on "revolutionary suicide" and then acts on it, in protest of the world's selfishness, a group of his contemporaries speak up in filmed interviews about what led him down that path. It is a film about the creative process, the tragic depiction of a strained father-son relationship and, most of all, it is a film about individuality.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
October 1, 2007
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Daniel Kremer
- Screenplay & Story
- Daniel Kremer
- Original Title
- Sophisticated Acquaintance
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Daniel Kremer
Daniel Kremer
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Daniel Kremer
Director
Daniel Kremer
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What is Sophisticated Acquaintance about?
Mixing elements of narrative, experimental, pseudo-documentary and essayist cinema, Sophisticated Acquaintance tells the story of a tormented individual whose short life and long death were affected by a great many factors. Klaus Mann (John Gross), a present-day Philadelphia avatar of the real-life European author of Mephisto, lives in the shadow of his father, the eminent intellectual, novelist and Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann (Ernst Hohmann). When Klaus pens a controversial essay on "revolutionary suicide" and then acts on it, in protest of the world's selfishness, a group of his contemporaries speak up in filmed interviews about what led him down that path. It is a film about the creative process, the tragic depiction of a strained father-son relationship and, most of all, it is a film about individuality.
Who directed Sophisticated Acquaintance?
Sophisticated Acquaintance was directed by Daniel Kremer.
Who stars in Sophisticated Acquaintance?
The principal cast of Sophisticated Acquaintance includes John Gross, Rob Nilsson, Katya Quinn-Judge, Ernst Hohmann, Glenn Walsh.
When was Sophisticated Acquaintance released and how long is it?
Sophisticated Acquaintance was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 1h 15m.