Return to Montauk | |
Director: | Volker Schlöndorff |
Producer: | Regina Ziegler Til Schweiger Stéphane Parthenay Francis Boespflug Conor Barry Mike Downey Sam Taylor Holger Reibiger |
Starring: | Stellan Skarsgård Nina Hoss Niels Arestrup |
Music: | Max Richter Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Thomas Bartlett |
Cinematography: | Jérôme Alméras |
Editing: | Hervé Schneid |
Studio: | Gaumont Film Company Volksfilm Ziegler Film |
Distributor: | Wild Bunch |
Runtime: | 105 minutes |
Country: | Germany, France, Ireland |
Language: | English |
Gross: | $330,000[1] |
Return to Montauk (Rückkehr nach Montauk) is a 2017 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff.[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to reunite with his former lover during a weekend on Long Island in Montauk.
The plot is broadly inspired by Max Frisch's 1975 novel Montauk.
The shooting started in New York City and Long Island in April 2016.[4] [5]