I Was at Home, But...
Gorgeously immersive...calmly, radically mystifying.
-- Jessica Kiang, British Film Institute
I Was at Home, But...
I Was at Home, But... tells the story of Astrid (Maren Eggert), a forty-something mother of two, struggling to regain her balance in the wake of her husband’s death. Her adolescent son Phillip (Jakob Lassalle) disappeared for a week and now that he has returned, he faces disciplinary action at school and his toe requires amputation. As new questions confront Astrid from every angle, even simple activities like buying a bicycle or engaging with a work of art, are fraught with unexpected challenges.
In her signature elliptical style and with a gentle sense of humor, Schanelec weaves together these narrative strands and more—a school production of Hamlet, a pair of teachers deciding whether to start a family, a donkey and a dog who share a home—to create an indelible picture of a small community grappling with fundamental questions of existence.
"A complex, challenging but brilliant work." - Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
"Exquisitely cryptic." - Guy Lodge, Variety
"Masterful in its subtlety, Schanelec once again proves her expert vision using unexpectedly simple parameters in complex ways." - Nicholas Bell, IONcinema
In her signature elliptical style and with a gentle sense of humor, Schanelec weaves together these narrative strands and more—a school production of Hamlet, a pair of teachers deciding whether to start a family, a donkey and a dog who share a home—to create an indelible picture of a small community grappling with fundamental questions of existence.
"A complex, challenging but brilliant work." - Neil Young, The Hollywood Reporter
"Exquisitely cryptic." - Guy Lodge, Variety
"Masterful in its subtlety, Schanelec once again proves her expert vision using unexpectedly simple parameters in complex ways." - Nicholas Bell, IONcinema
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
105
Language
German
Director
Angela Schanelec
Writer(s)
Angela Schanelec
Cast
Maren Eggert,
Franz Rogowski,
Lilith Stangenberg,
Alan Williams,
Jirka Zett,
Dane Komljen
Awards:
Winner, Silver Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Winner, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize, San Sebastián International Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Sheila O'Malley, RogerEbert.com
The title of Angela Schanelec's tenth feature calls to mind Yasujirō Ozu's 1932 film "I was Born But ..." (1932), but it's not just a tip of the hat to the Japanese master. The title, cutting off a sentence half-way through, speaks to how the film operates—the gaps in the narrative, gaps between ...
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Royal 2.28.20 - 3.05.20
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