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Marcel Reich-Ranicki - Mein Leben (2009) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2009 · 95 mins · German
- Directed by
- Dror Zahavi
- Starring
- Matthias Schweighöfer, Maja Maranow, Katharina Schüttler, Barbara Philipp, Joachim Król, Friederike Becht
The documentary follows the formative years of Marcel Reich‑Ranicki, born in Włocławek, Poland in 1920. It depicts how his Jewish family faced extreme danger during the Nazi era, and later shows his decision to rebuild his life by moving back to Germany with his wife after the war, laying the groundwork for his future as a leading literary critic.
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