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The Distant Land
Directed by	Luc Bondy
Written by	Arthur Schnitzler (play) Meir Dohnal Luc Bondy
Starring	Michel Piccoli Bulle Ogier
Cinematography	Thomas Mauch
Release date	13 August 1987 (1987-08-13)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Austria West Germany France
Language	German

The Distant Land (German: Das weite Land) is a 1987 Austrian-German drama film that was adapted from the play by Arthur Schnitzler and directed by Luc Bondy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

A promising young pianist commits suicide. He spent his last evening in the company of the industrialist Friedrich Hofreiter. His wife Genia is in possession of a farewell note.

Cast

Michel Piccoli – Friedrich Hofreiter
Bulle Ogier – Génia
Wolfgang Hübsch – Mauer
Barbara Rebeschini – Erna
Milena Vukotic – Madame Wahl
Dominique Blanc – Adèle Natter
Jutta Lampe – Madame Meinhold
Alain Cuny – Aigner – le père d'Otto
Gabriel Barylli – Otto
Friedrich Hammel – Stanzides
Jeff Layton – Paul
Paulus Manker – Korsakov
Dorothea Parton – La nurse
Paul Burian – Monsieur Natter
Luís Miguel Cintra

References

"Festival de Cannes: The Distant Land". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

The Distant Land at IMDb

v t e Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Jedermann (1961) Moss on the Stones (1969) I Want to Live (1977) Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979) Egon Schiele (1980) Der Bockerer (1981) Tramps (1983) Just Behind the Door (1984) Malambo (1985) '38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1986) Welcome in Vienna (1987) Undiscovered Country (1988) The Seventh Continent (1989) Requiem for Dominic (1990) I Love Vienna (1991) Benny's Video (1992) Indien (1993) I Promise (1994) Ant Street (1995) Hannah (1996) The Unfish (1997) The Inheritors (1998) Northern Skirts (1999) The Stranger (2001) The Piano Teacher (2001) Gebürtig (2002) Free Radicals (2003) Antares (2004) Caché (2005) You Bet Your Life (2006) The Counterfeiters (2007) Revanche (2008) For a Moment, Freedom (2009) La Pivellina (2010) Breathing (2011) Amour (2012) The Wall (2013) The Dark Valley (2014) Goodnight Mommy (2015) Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016) Happy End (2017) The Waldheim Waltz (2018) Joy (2019) What We Wanted (2020) Great Freedom (2021) Corsage (2022) Vera (2023) The Devil's Bath (2024)

Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Jedermann (1961)
Moss on the Stones (1969)
I Want to Live (1977)
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)
Egon Schiele (1980)
Der Bockerer (1981)
Tramps (1983)
Just Behind the Door (1984)
Malambo (1985)
'38 – Vienna Before the Fall (1986)
Welcome in Vienna (1987)
Undiscovered Country (1988)
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Requiem for Dominic (1990)
I Love Vienna (1991)
Benny's Video (1992)
Indien (1993)
I Promise (1994)
Ant Street (1995)
Hannah (1996)
The Unfish (1997)
The Inheritors (1998)
Northern Skirts (1999)
The Stranger (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Gebürtig (2002)
Free Radicals (2003)
Antares (2004)
Caché (2005)
You Bet Your Life (2006)
The Counterfeiters (2007)
Revanche (2008)
For a Moment, Freedom (2009)
La Pivellina (2010)
Breathing (2011)
Amour (2012)
The Wall (2013)
The Dark Valley (2014)
Goodnight Mommy (2015)
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe (2016)
Happy End (2017)
The Waldheim Waltz (2018)
Joy (2019)
What We Wanted (2020)
Great Freedom (2021)
Corsage (2022)
Vera (2023)
The Devil's Bath (2024)

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