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The Night (1985) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1985 · 367 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
- Starring
- Edith Clever
Die Nacht (“The Night”) is a 1985 West German installation film directed by Hans‑Jürgen Syberberg. It comprises a six‑hour monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads Syberberg’s own words and excerpts from Goethe, Kleist, Plato, Hölderlin, Novalis, Nietzsche, Mörike, Wagner, Shakespeare, Beckett and Chief Seattle. The film screened out of competition at Cannes in 1985.
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