Rilke - You Have To Change Your Life (Film)

Rilke – You have to change your life

UK Premiere of a documentary about Rainer Maria Rilke

Lady Gaga has his verses tattooed on her upper arm, Bono quotes him in his songs, a CD series with his poems recently achieved gold status three times in a row: Rainer Maria Rilke is now much more than just one of the most important poets in literary history; with his ‘Duino Elegies’ in particular, he has become an international life guide and keyword giver of a new longing for depth and seriousness. He also travelled all over Europe, lived in Paris for a long time and wrote a significant proportion of his poems in French, making him the Franco-German poet par excellence. This is the story of a man who became a phenomenon that still fascinates today and the search for the secret of its magic.

English Subtitles 52 minutes - Written and directed by: Thomas von Steinacker

A production of 3B-Produktion GmbH in co-production with ZDF and SRF in co-operation with ARTE