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Even the darkest secret couldn't keep them apart.Plot:
Walter Faber (Sam Shepard) has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
why does everyone ignore the background of the film? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sam Shepard | ... | Walter Faber | |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Sabeth | |
| Barbara Sukowa | ... | Hannah | |
| Dieter Kirchlechner | ... | Herbert Hencke | |
| Traci Lind | ... | Charlene | |
| Deborra-Lee Furness | ... | Ivy | |
| August Zirner | ... | Joachim | |
| Thomas Heinze | ... | Kurt | |
| Bill Dunn | ... | Lewin | |
| Peter Berling | ... | Baptist | |
| Lorna Farrar | ... | Arlette | |
| Kathleen Matiezen | ... | Lady Stenographer | |
| Lou Cutell | ... | New York Doorman | |
| Charley Hayward | ... | Joe | |
| Irwin Wynn | ... | Dick |
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The american trailer ist really, really bad. Hopelessly kitsch.
Schloendorff himself has a reputation as a director of "Autorenfilme" - author's films. That is exactly what "Homo faber" is supposed to be. an Adaption of a famous book. Schloendorff eradicated much of the mythological connotations, except for the obvious oedipus analogies. Just as well. you can't take everything into a movie. but to happily ignore the marvellous work of Max Frisch and thinking that the title "voyager" is substantial for the film! To compare it with other kitsch films! How sad. And Julie Delpy's acting is really not helping matters.