The Leaving or: The Savior of Decadence (Der Aufbruch oder: Der Dekadenzerlöser)

Comedy, 89min, DV, USA/AUT 2003

An Austrian artist struggles to escape his home-town frustrations as well as the suffocating embrace of his older sister. Upon arriving in Los Angeles, he is faced with the realization that things were not the way they seemed back home in Austria…

STARRING: Elisabeth Lanz, Thomas Sturm, Eleonore Weisgerber
PRODUCER: Katrin Gangl
SCREENPLAY: Robert Narholz
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Robert Narholz
MAKE UP: Martina Köhl
EDITOR AND DIRECTOR: Robert Narholz

WATCH TRAILER

2:31 min, German with English Subtitles

Thomas, depressed as always, in his home town

The success of his rival painter drives Thomas mad

Even a sale cannot cheer him up

Finally a person who cares - and who makes Thomas care

A brief dreadfully philosophical moment at the beach

Thomas hires a lawyer to make an escape from his home town

His sister Elisabeth plots to make Thomas stay

Thomas erupts, as always, without any effect on his sister

The day of the final "Leaving"

A year later, in Los Angeles

Thomas is in for a final surprise

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