Of Living Without Illusion (2023)
Suburban summer heat. Merit, Eva, Lion, Rose and David cautiously wind around their conflicted relationships. They talk, but their words don’t meet. They play theatre while rehearsing their lives. The garden needs watering. Fears of the future and traces of violence relentlessly press into the present. A narrative of the beauty and gravity that arise from discovering our individual truths.
Director:
Katharina Lüdin
Writer:
Katharina Lüdin
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Anna Bolk as Eva |
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Jenny Schily as Merit |
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Lorenz Hochhuth as Lion |
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Pauline Frierson as Rose |
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Godehard Giese as David |
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Wolfgang Michael as Joachim |
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Martin Clausen as Bruder |
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Ikkô Masuda as Makoto |
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Unica-Ros Blaue-Poppy as Lovis |
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Oska Melina Borcherding as Fred |
| Directing | Katharina Lüdin | Director |
| Writing | Katharina Lüdin | Screenplay |
| Camera | Katharina Schelling | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jana Kreissl | Producer |
| Production | Tobias Gaede | Producer |
| Production | Katharina Lüdin | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ivan Madeo | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stefan Eichenberger | Co-Producer |
| Production | Urs Frey | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Katharina Lüdin | Editor |