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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2018
In Christian Petzold's brilliant and haunting modern-day adaptation of Anna Seghers's 1944 novel, Georg, a German refugee, flees to Marseille assuming the identity of a recently deceased writer whose papers he is carrying. There he delves into the delicate and complex culture of the refugee community, becoming enmeshed in the lives of a young mother and son and falling for a mysterious woman named Marie
Adapted from the novel "Transit" by Anna Seghers
Wide screen (2.35:1)
Bonus features: Making of Transit; Interview with director Christian Petzold; The refugee as a person: an interview with Franz Rogwski; Franz Rogowski: shooting star; Filmmaker Q&A at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
Director of photography, Hans Fromm; editor, Bettina Böhler, composer, Stefan Will
Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese, Lilien Batman, Maryam Zaree, Barbara Auer, Matthias Brandt
DVD; 5.1 Dolby digital
German, French audio; English subtitles