Everyman's Feast

Overview

Austrian television director Fritz Lehner makes his feature debut with the big-budget drama Jedermann's Fest, based on the 1911 play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which in turn was based on a medieval tale. Originated in parts of England, the myth of Jan Jedermann ("John Everyman") deals with a rich man on his deathbed coming to terms with his life's failures. Not following much of a plot, the modernized version involves famous fashion designer Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer) imagining his last big gala event while rendered unconscious as a result of a car accident in his Ferrari. He is a success in Vienna but not in fashionable Paris, so he wishes to impress French elder stateswoman Yvonne Becker (Juliette Greco).

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Jan Jedermann

Juliette Gréco

Yvonne Becker

Sylvie Testud

Sophie

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Alexa Sommer

Isabelle

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Otto Tausig

Vater

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Ellen Umlauf

Salome

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Redbad Klijnstra-Komarnicki

Daniel