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The Mortal Fortune (1989)

The Mortal Fortune (1989)

Drama Fantasy Mystery

Based on a story by Boris Vian "Les Poissons Morts"

Release Date: 1989, January 1
Directors: Michael Synek
Countries: Austria, Germany, France
Production: Mausebär Film, Medardus Film
Cast: Christoph Waltz, Erwin Leder, Joe Berger, Johannes Weidinger, Gerhard Swoboda, Lisa Luginbühl, Martin Schellnast

Overview:

On the basis of the hardy perennial "boss-assistant" relation, "The Mortal Fortune" depicts the passion of worldly existence. The anonymous hero of the story, to which the spectator is introduced, attempts at freeing himself from his enslaved life. He finally has to realize the transience of the creature man and whithdraws from the constraints of worldly existence.