Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed

Elfriede Jelinek: Language Unleashed 2022 Directed by Claudia Müller Elfriede Jelinek – Die Sprache von der Leine lassen

Wunderkind, scandalous author, traitor to the fatherland, fury of the theater, feminist, fashion-lover, communist, pessimist, language terrorist, rebel, enfant terrible, nest fouler, brilliant, vulnerable artist, Nobel laureate. This film about Elfriede Jelinek, who in 2004 became the first Austrian author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature, focuses on her artistic approach to language. The montage of archive material with voiceovers and interviews, some of them recently recorded, is told from Jelinek’s point of view.

Countries Austria , Germany

Production Countries Austria , Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies ARTE , BR , ORF , CALA Filmproduktion , Plan C Filmproduktion

Release Date 10 November 2022

96 mins