A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 20, 1975
Original Title:
Bankett für Achilles
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
DEFA
Production Countries:
East Germany | Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 88
For thirty years, Karl Achilles has been working at the chemical collective in Bitterfeld. But now his last day as a master at the plant has come. He is about to retire; even if Karl, who finds ending his working life difficult, wanted to stay on, it would not be possible. Karl’s colleagues have arranged a farewell dinner for the retiring master at an outdoor restaurant. But on his last day of work, before the farewell dinner, he meets all sorts of people: both colleagues and people, who do not work at the plant. A mosaic of the biography of a person who found fulfilment in his work and now has to look for the meaning of his life anew.
Cinematography:
Jürgen Lenz
Director:
Roland Gräf
Editor:
Monika Schindler
Music:
Gerhard Rosenfeld
Writer:
Martin Stephan
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