Everyman's Feast
Jedermanns Fest
Release: 2002-01-25
·Runtime: 173m
·★ 2.0
Drama
Austrian television director Fritz Lehner makes his feature debut with the big-budget drama Jedermann's Fest, based on the 1911 play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which in turn was based on a medieval tale. Originated in parts of England, the myth of Jan Jedermann ("John Everyman") deals with a rich man on his deathbed coming to terms with his life's failures. Not following much of a plot, the modernized version involves famous fashion designer Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer) imagining his last big gala event while rendered unconscious as a result of a car accident in his Ferrari. He is a success in Vienna but not in fashionable Paris, so he wishes to impress French elder stateswoman Yvonne Becker (Juliette Greco).
Production Countries
Austria
Germany
France
Production Companies
Filmfonds Wien
Eurimages
Wega Film
Studio Babelsberg
Star Production
WDR/Arte
