A Man Aglow

Overview

Vienna, March 18, 1863: the poet Friedrich Hebbel, weakened by fever, spends his fiftieth — and final — birthday confined to bed. In feverish reverie, he recalls his life and work. The two blend with each other as well as with the present. A demanding reflection, filmed mostly in monochrome images, on this "ardent man" (a description by Eduard Mörike) and his work.

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Cast

Magdalena Montezuma

Judith, Brunhilde

Werner Krenn

Friedrich Hebbel

Brigitte Raimers

Wolfgang Neuss

Edwin Wengoborski