Summary
The Italian Tiziano Terzani (Bruno Ganz), long-time Spiegel magazine Asia correspondent and renowned author, invites his son Folco (Elio Germano) to his retreat, a small mountain village northwest of Florence. It turns into no ordinary visit: Tiziano is seriously ill with cancer and wants to tell his son the story of his life in the time before his death.
For three long months Tiziano and Folco will talk every day, reflecting on their own lives, discussing society, modern times, young people and the world. But death is omnipresent and thus a central theme of the film. With an impressive lightness Tiziano, his son and Tiziano's wife (Erika Pluhar) meet the nearing end without quarrelling or complaining. Tiziano labels death a friend, as "the one new thing that can still happen to me." An unusual story about the relationship between father and son, the fascinating life of Tiziano Terzani and, above all, bidding farewell.


 
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THE END IS MY BEGINNING

Production Information

Cinema Film

Tiziano Terzani was for many years a correspondent for Spiegel magazine. The book, which reproduces a conversation between the dying father and his son Folco, sold more than 220,000 copies in Germany alone and was a long time best seller. Direction is by Jo Baier, the script was written by Folco Terzani and Ulrich Limmer.

Filming of The End is my beginning is taking place in the original locations in northwest Tuscany.

Release: 7 october 2010
Distribution: Universum Film GmbH
German Television Partner: Bayerischer Rundfunk, SWR, ARTE, Degeto
Production: collina filmproduktion GmbH
Co-production: B.A. Produktion GmbH
In cooperation with Beta Film GmbH
Director: Jo Baier
Screenplay by: Folco Terzani and Ulrich Limmer
Principal Cast: Bruno Ganz, Elio Germano, Erika Pluhar, Andrea Osvárt

With packing from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF Bayern) and the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).

Press Comment

"Bruno Ganz in a quiet, contemplative, sad, wise, painful and reconciliatory dialogue-driven film." BILD

"Wonderful pictures from camera-magician Judith Kaufmann." HAMBURGER MORGENPOST

"Elio Germano is...a great young hope of Italian cinema." SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG

 
 
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