"THE LEAVING
or: THE SAVIOR OF DECADENCE"

Elisabeth Lanz, Thomas Sturm and Eleonore Weisgerber
in a film by Robert Narholz

September 14, 2003 2pm
Vista Theater, Los Angeles

tickets and information:
www.silverlakefilmfestival.com


In a small city in Austria, Thomas is an artist who never made it out of town. Eccentric, self-indulgent, yet wildly talented, he lives in hellish co-dependence with his controlling sister Elisabeth. When he decides to break free, Elisabeth crafts a cunning plot that at first backfires, then achieves the opposite effect: after a lifetime of virtual slavery. But what he finds is a betrayal so stark that his final descent into madness seems all but sealed.

With sharp performances and a sterling score, The Leaving weaves together themes of art, family, and madness in an arresting new way.
     
 
 
LENA FILM PRESENTS A ROBERT NARHOLZ FILM
ELISABETH LANZ THOMAS STURM AND ELEONORE WEISGERBER “THE LEAVING”
ANGE BILLMAN A.J. VARIAN HARALD KARL FRANZ HUEMER WERNER STURM SEN.
ORIGINAL TITLE “DER AUFBRUCH oder: DER DEKADENZERLÖSER”
WRITTEN BY ROBERT NARHOLZ BASED ON A STORY BY ROBERT NARHOLZ
AND THOMAS STURM ELISABETH LANZ
MAKE UP MARTINA KÖHL MUSIC GREGOR NARHOLZ L.A. PHOTOGRAPHY HIROKI MIYANO
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER BETTINA BROKEMPER PRODUCED BY KATRIN GANGL ROBERT NARHOLZ
PHOTOGRAPHED AND DIRECTED BY ROBERT NARHOLZ © 2003 lena film usa. all rights reserverd.
 
"An exciting experiment..."
Rundschau, July 23, 2003

"Robert Narholz is one of the greatest Austrian young talents."
KI-0816, July 2003

"The film forces the audience into a voyoristic perspective, which in this consequence has never been done before."
Rundschau, July 23, 2003

"The Leaving is one of the most interesting Austrian productions of this year."
Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, July 25, 2003

"Except the daring camera work, the film is not an experimental film, but a thrilling and suspenseful classically told story."
Rundschau, August 1, 2002

"A successful balance between comedy and tragedy... with the the mercyless immediacy of a Dogma film... The heart of any cineaste beats faster!"
Rundschau, August 20, 2003