Was heißt hier Ende? (2015)
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A filmmaker and friends remember film critic Michael Althen through conversations and his writing.
The story
Filmmaker Dominik Graf reconstructs his friend Michael Althen through conversations with colleagues, friends, directors, and Althen’s wife. The documentary draws on filmmakers including Wim Wenders, Christian Petzold, and Tom Tykwer, while Althen’s articles and quotations extend the conversation beyond the film itself. Rather than relying heavily on film excerpts, it presents a portrait of Althen’s eloquence, word choice, witty observations, and passionate relationship with cinema.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film features colleagues, friends, directors, his wife, and Michael Althen himself speaking. It largely does without film clips. Michael Althen’s articles and quotations go beyond the film itself and embody a passionate dialogue with cinema. Michael Althen once turned his hobby into a profession and impressed with his eloquence, his choice of words, and his witty observations. In 2011, Althen succumbed to cancer. Dominik Graf reconstructs his friend in all his facets through conversations with filmmakers such as Wim Wenders, Christian Petzold, and Tom Tykwer.
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