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Dying (German: Sterben) is 2024 German comedy drama film. It is about an elderly couple on the brink of death and their two children who are too concerned with their own troubles to get involved. The film premiered at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16 February 2024, and won Best Picture at the 2024 German Film Awards.




Synopsis


Dying follows the lives of an estranged family of four: Tom Lunies, a famous conductor in Berlin; his sister Ellen Lunies, a dental assistant who is alcoholic; and their elderly parents Lissy and Gerd. Lissy has many ailments and is only semi-mobile, while Gerd has dementia and tends to wander into other people's homes. Tom, an emotionally cold character, is preparing to conduct an orchestral project called Dying (Sterben).




Cast


Lars Eidinger as Tom Lunies
Lilith Stangenberg as Ellen Lunies
Corinna Harfouch as Lissy Lunies
Hans-Uwe Bauer as Gerd Lunies
Robert Gwisdek as Bernard
Ronald Zehrfeld as Sebastian Vogel
Saskia Rosendahl as Ronja
Anna Bederke as Liv
Saerom Park as Mi-Do




Production


The film was written and directed by Matthias Glasner, and co-produced by Glasner, Jan Krueger, and Ulf Israel. Cinematography was by Jakub Bejnarowicz, and the musical score was composed by Lorenz Dnagel. Heike Gnida edited the film.
Dying has been described as black comedy. It is divided into five different chapters over its three-hour length.
Actor Lars Eidinger had to learn how to conduct an orchestra (as did [[Cate Blanchett for Tár), and he said that he modelled his performance on Greek conductor Teodor Currentzis.




Release


The film had its world premiere on 16 February 2024 at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.
It played at the Sydney Film Festival on 9 June 2024, and also screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2024.




Reception


Reviews have been generally positive.
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a black comedy of Franzenesque family dysfunction; maybe not profound exactly but terrifically watchable and entertaining". The Hollywood Reporter called it "to die for", writing "Out of all the film’s many achievements, perhaps the most impressive is the ability to keep the tone balanced just on this biting point between tragedy and comedy in scene after scene".




Awards and nominations



74th Berlin International Film Festival 2024
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
Guild Film Prize
Golden Bear (nominated)
German Film Award 2024
Best Fiction Film
Best Actress – Corinna Harfouch
Best Supporting Actor – Hans-Uwe Bauer
Best Original Score
Best Director (nominated)
Best Screenplay (nominated)
Best Actor – Lars Eidinger (nominated)
Best Supporting Actor – Robert Gwisdek (nominated)
Best Editing (nominated)
Sydney Film Festival 2024
Best Picture (nominated)




References






External links


Dying at IMDb

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