Leon Askin - (Über)Leben und Schauspiel. Private Anmerkungen (1997)

Production companies : Egon Humer Produktionsbüro /

January 1, 1997 52m Austria Documentary German More

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"The art of the stage actor and even of a stage director is evanescent. Nothing remains of it but a 'still' photograph or two (...) Not everyone can be a genius. Somebody has to be a Leon Askin - and that's me." Leon Askin, born in Vienna in 1907 , fled from the Nazis to the USA in 1940. The private Leon Askin is portrayed: his daily routine, his contact with those around him, at work. During quiet moments, he discusses his thoughts about persecution, emigration, work, discipline, success, the image one projects to the world, his identity as a Jew, loneliness, the struggle for recognition and health, life acting - and also about death.

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title：Leon Askin - (Über)Leben und Schauspiel. Private Anmerkungen
status：Released
Release date： 1997
Runtime：52m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： Austria ·
Original Language： German · English ·
Director： Egon Humer /
Writers： Egon Humer ·
Production companies： Egon Humer Produktionsbüro ·
Overview："The art of the stage actor and even of a stage director is evanescent. Nothing remains of it but a 'still' photograph or two (...) Not everyone can be a genius. Somebody has to be a Leon Askin - and that's me." Leon Askin, born in Vienna in 1907 , fled from the Nazis to the USA in 1940. The private Leon Askin is portrayed: his daily routine, his contact with those around him, at work. During quiet moments, he discusses his thoughts about persecution, emigration, work, discipline, success, the image one projects to the world, his identity as a Jew, loneliness, the struggle for recognition and health, life acting - and also about death.