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When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keeps his spirit alive. Hidden Life...
A Hidden Life is a 2019 epic historical drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It stars August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, and Matthias Schoenaerts, with Michael Nyqvist and Bruno Ganz in their final performances.
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Austria, 1939. Peasant farmer Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl), born and brought up in the small village of St. Radegund, is working his land when war breaks out. Married to Franziska (Fani) (Valerie Pachner), the couple are important members of the tight-knit rural community. They live a simple life with the passing years marked by the arrival of...
August Diehlas Franz JägerstätterValerie Pachneras Franziska JägerstätterMichael Nyqvistas Bishop Joseph FliesserJürgen Prochnowas Major SchlegelDevelopment
On June 23, 2016, reports emerged that the film, then titled Radegund, would depict the life of Austria’s Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector during World War II who was put to death at the age of 36 for undermining military actions, and was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church. It was announced that August Diehl was set to play Jägerstätter and Valerie Pachner to play his wife, Franziska Jägerstätter. Jörg Widmer was appointed as the director of photography,...
Writing
Malick said A Hidden Lifewill have a more structured narrative than his previous works: "Lately – I keep insisting, only very lately – have I been working without a script and I've lately repented the idea. The last picture we shot, and we're now cutting, went back to a script that was very well ordered."
Filming
The film began production in Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, Germany in summer 2016. From 11 July through 19 August 2016 the production shot on location in South Tyrol. Locations there were the church of St. Valentin in Seis am Schlern, the valley of Gsies, the village of Rodeneck, the mills in Terenten, the meadows of Albions in Lajen, the Seiser Alm, the Taufers Castle, the Fane Alm in Mühlbach, the Puez-Geisler Nature Park, the renaissance Velthurns Castle in the village of Feldthurns, the F...
The film's original score was composed by James Newton Howard and features violinist James Ehnes, who had also performed with the composer on his violin concerto released in 2018. It was released by Sony Classical Records on December 6, 2019. Speaking about the score, Newton Howard stated that "It is a spiritual sounding score... Terry often spoke ...
A Hidden Lifepremiered in competition at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019. The following day, the film was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures for $12–14 million. The film screened at the Vatican Film Library on December 4, 2019, with Malick making a rare public appearance to introduce the film. It was released in limited release in t...
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 227 reviews, with an average rating of 7.39/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ambitious and visually absorbing, A Hidden Lifemay prove inscrutable to non-devotees—but for viewers on Malick's wavelength, it should only further confirm his genius....
A Hidden Life is a 2019 American live-action film directed by Terrence Malick. IT focuses on the life of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer and devout Catholic who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2019, and was released...
May 19, 2019 · “A Hidden Life” introduces this salt-of-the-earth Aryan tending the land with his wife, Fani (Valerie Pachner), high on the slopes of St. Radegund, a bucolic West Austrian town.
Dario bergesio Stock Photos and Images. (21) See dario bergesio stock video clips. RM T9NRWY – Elisabeth Bentley, Dario Bergesio, Grant Hill, Marcus Loges, Valerie Pachner, August Diehl, Bill Pohla and guest attending the 'A Hidden Life' premiere during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 19, 2019 in Cannes, France.
The film opens in 1939 in the village of St. Radegund in Austria where Franz lives a simple life with his wife and their three daughters. Devout Catholics, they live in a close-knit community, gathering in the local pub on Saturday nights and in church on Sunday mornings.
