Ingeborg Bachmann - Jemand, der einmal ich war

A cinematic tribute marking the 100th birthday of the famous writer, featuring Sandra Hüller, Ingeborg Bachmann, Max Frisch, Paul Celan, and Hans Werner Henze.

In a poetic exploration, director Regina Schilling invites the audience to witness the creation of art: Actress Sandra Hüller delves into the life of Ingeborg Bachmann over the course of an imaginary day, lending her words a powerful presence. Through an artful interweaving of improvised scenes, archival treasures, interviews, and Bachmann’s own texts, the film traces the central phases of the author’s life—from her childhood during the war in Carinthia, to her rise as a star of Group 47, to her final days in Rome. Her journey is marked by her complicated relationships with Paul Celan, Hans Werner Henze, and Max Frisch, as well as an unyielding struggle to forge her own radical language amid public fame and existential crises.

On the occasion of Ingeborg Bachmann’s 100th birthday, Regina Schilling succeeds in creating a sensual and intellectual exploration of one of the most significant writers of the 20th century. Through Sandra Hüller’s powerful performance and masterful archival montages, Bachmann’s linguistic power becomes immediately tangible on the big screen. A cinematic portrait that celebrates the fragility and strength of an artist who eluded all attempts to co-opt her and whose work retains a visionary power to this day.

Ingeborg Bachmann – Someone Who Was Once Me – Now playing at Tilsiter Lichtspiele

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