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Reunion in Travers

Reunion in Travers

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 27, 1989

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

History, Drama, Romance

Original Title

Treffen in Travers

Production Companies

DEFA

Director

Michael Gwisdek

Description

The time is the French Revolution; the place is the village of Travers, ensconsed in neutral Switzerland. Prussian aesthete Herman Beyer is on the verge of divorcing wife Corinna Harfouch. Radical writer Uwe Kokisch, Corinna's lover, hopes to find a way of smoothing out animosities. What follows, however, is a nonstop drinking binge. The film subliminally addresses the then-prevalent issue of a divided Germany. Whether or not it succeeds is unimportant; Treffen in Travers (Reunion in Travers) has proven to be a crowd pleaser wherever it has been shown.