Everyman's Feast | |
Starring: | Klaus Maria Brandauer Juliette Gréco Sylvie Testud |
Producer: | Veit Heiduschka |
Runtime: | 173 minutes |
Country: | Austria |
Language: | German, French |
Everyman's Feast, also known as Jedermanns Fest, is a 2002 Austrian drama film written and directed by . It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]
Jan Jedermann (played by Klaus Maria Brandauer) is an ingenious fashion designer, but also an unscrupulous showman. He dies in a car accident and ruminates during his last hours about how one more night in his life could have gone by. He just cannot accept that Death comes to get him on the evening of his greatest triumph, a fashion show set on the roof of the Vienna Opera. He makes a pact with Death, allowing him to remain among the living at least until the morning.