Lara (2019 film)

Lara is a 2019 German drama film directed by Jan-Ole Gerster.

Plot

The film centres around Lara, a stern civil servant who devotes herself to the career of her piano virtuoso son, Viktor, while abandoning her own creative pursuits.

Cast

• Corinna Harfouch — Lara Jenkins
• Tom Schilling — Viktor Jenkins
• Rainer Bock — Paul Jenkins
• Volkmar Kleinert — Prof. Reinhoffer
• André Jung — Mr. Czerny
• Gudrun Ritter — Lara's mother

Awards

• 2019: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — Crystal Globe/Special Prize of the Jury, Award of Ecumenical Jury, Best Actress — Corinna Harfouch
• 2019: Les Arcs Film Festival — Press Prize
• 2019: Filmfest München — FIPRESCI Prize, Best Director (New German Cinema Section)
• 2019: Filmkunstwochen Leipzig — Gilde-Filmpreis — Best Film (national)
• 2019: Hamptons International Film Festival NY — Narrative Feature — Corinna Harfouch — Best Performance, Golden Starfish Award — Honorable Mention
• 2019: Ljubljana International Film Festival — Special Mention Kingfisher Award — Blaz Kutin — Script
• 2019: Bavarian Film Price — Best Filmmusic Award — Arash Safaian

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