Ein Mann steht in einem langen leeren Gang mit großen Fenstern, durch das die Sonne hineinscheint

Filmspotting: Buddenbrooks

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In 1923, the later founder of the Kinemathek, Gerhard Lamprecht, and the screenwriter Luise Heilborn-Körbitz transferred the 1,000-page novel Buddenbrooks into a 90-minute silent film. Thomas Mann was ambivalent, but the critics were enthusiastic. We willl screen the 35mm version restored in 1999.

With musical accompaniment.
Introduction: Kristina Jaspers