Von Höfler vagyok, Werther variáció I - II
A glimpse into the intricate and fascinating fates of the generations of the great Pécs leather manufacturing family via the archival footage and accounts of Tibor Von Höfler. A double tale with faded images bearing witness to the 250-year saga of the Hungarian von Höfler family - an elegy for the l...
| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:3bbf7bd6-cbca-4de4-9ed5-0c25cb5a62d7 |
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| description | A glimpse into the intricate and fascinating fates of the generations of the great Pécs leather manufacturing family via the archival footage and accounts of Tibor Von Höfler. A double tale with faded images bearing witness to the 250-year saga of the Hungarian von Höfler family - an elegy for the last member of the family. Researchers have recently claimed that Goethe modeled his famous Werther on one of Tibor Höfler’s ancestors: this film presents itself in time and space with this double twist. Though Goethe's hero Werther is quite different from the real 18th-century Jakob von Höfler, the threads of the old and new legends of the Höfler saga intertwine in a double spiral of destiny within the turmoil of 20th century Central Europe. The real and invisible images of the melancholic hero, Werther - a literary destiny - intersect with those of the real life protagonist. Von Höfler's life, love, family, and fate.
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| id | bulk_28C49C72-10D4-48CD-BB66-AC57F2ACDEE8 |
| institution | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| language | English |
| spellingShingle | Von Höfler vagyok, Werther variáció I - II [Culture, Media and Arts, Occupation/Resistance movements, Independencies] |
| title | Von Höfler vagyok, Werther variáció I - II |
| topic | [Culture, Media and Arts, Occupation/Resistance movements, Independencies] |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:3bbf7bd6-cbca-4de4-9ed5-0c25cb5a62d7 |