Paul Auster: What If (2019)
A look at the world of US writer Paul Auster, on the occasion of the publication of his new novel, an exploration of human identity and the soul of New York, the city that Auster has portrayed as no one else has ever done.
Director: Sabine Lidl
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Aaron Altaras as Young Paul Auster |
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Burghart Klaußner as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Andrea Sawatzki as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Paul Auster as Self - Writer |
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Siri Hustvedt as Self - Writer / Wife |
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Sam Messer as Self - Artist / Friend |
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François Busnel as Self - Book Critic |
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Wim Wenders as Self - Filmmaker |
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Donata Wenders as Self - Photographer |
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Donald Trump as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Directing | Sabine Lidl | Director |
| Writing | Sabine Lidl | Writer |
| Editing | Gerwin Lucas | Editor |
| Camera | Filip Zumbrunn | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kai Rostásy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Danny Hole | Sound |
| Sound | Sirko Löschner | Sound |
| Sound | Ben Meerwein | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alex Röser | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Marc Bargmann | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Verena Harpe | Production Manager |
| Production | Irene Höfer | Producer |
| Production | Antje Richter | Producer's Assistant |
| Camera | Dani Levy | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Kathrin Brinkmann | Commissioning Editor |