the Detour
...or how I learned to love Thomas Bernhard
Synopsis
The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.
Détails techniques
Titre original
Der Umweg
Langue originale
DE
Langues parlées
German
French
Dutch
Production
Compagnies de production
Lotus-Film
Lichtspiel Filmproduktion
Sigma Film Productions
Pays de production
Netherlands
Germany
Austria
