Die Fälschung
Volker Schlöndorff
A German journalist is sent to Beirut to cover the civil war that is raging there. He observes and describes the city in ruins, a reflection of his own angst. For a while he has been questioning the usefulness of his profession, his relationship, his existence...
With : Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jean Carmet, Jerzy Skolimowski, Gila Von Weitershausen
Screenplay : Volker Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière, Margarethe Von Trotta, Kai Herrmann (d'après le roman La Falsification de Nicolas Born)
Image : Igor Luther
Sound : Christian Moldt
Editing : Suzanne Baron
Decors : Jacques Bufnoir, Bernd Lepel
Music : Maurice Jarre
Screenplay : Volker Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière, Margarethe Von Trotta, Kai Herrmann (d'après le roman La Falsification de Nicolas Born)
Image : Igor Luther
Sound : Christian Moldt
Editing : Suzanne Baron
Decors : Jacques Bufnoir, Bernd Lepel
Music : Maurice Jarre
Production : Argos films, Bioskop-Film, Artemis Film
Distribution: Tamasa diffusion
Distribution: Tamasa diffusion
Using real images of the conflict, filmed in 1980 and not in 1976 as is the case in the novel, Volker Schlöndorff tries to show the continuing drama in the Lebanon; The reality of the film and the city at war is not fictional. "By day people go swimming, go to the market, buy vegetables and weapons; by night the wargame becomes fatal. I had the impression of being an extra. Where was my character, Laschen, a tabloid reporter who suddenly feels guilty about selling lies whereas his photographer is happy just to click away on his camera?" (Bruno Ganz).