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The Glory of Life Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens

Drama

Sponsored By

The Sidney & Doreen Adler Charitable Fund

Screening Information

Ontario Premiere
June 15, 4:00 pm
In-person
Leah Posluns Theatre
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June 16 – June 18
Online
TJFF Virtual Cinema
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Film Details

Country Germany
Year 2024
Running Time 98 MIN
Language German
Subtitles English
Directors Georg Maas,Judith Kaufmann

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Description

Based on Michael Kumpfmüller’s bestselling novel, this romantic period drama explores the final year of Franz Kafka’s life and his love affair with Dora Diamant. Set in 1923 on the Baltic Sea coast, the film presents Kafka not as a tortured writer but as a man discovering joy and love. Struggling with tuberculosis and seeking escape from his controlling family in Prague, Kafka finds solace in Dora, a Polish Zionist who reconnects him with his Jewish identity. Directors George Maas and Judith Kaufman craft a luminous, sensitive portrait of a man experiencing true happiness before his untimely death.

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Review "The love story is quite compelling thanks to the heartfelt performances of Sabin Tambrea and Henriette Confurius as Kafka and Dora. And the filmmakers capture the Weimar Berlin period with panache." - The Contending
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