How I Taught Myself to Be a Child
2019, German. Directed by Rupert Henning.
Paul Silberstein, youngest son of an urbane but deeply strange old Austrian dynasty of confectionery millionaires, discovers the power of love and humor - and also his own extraordinary ability to shape his realities. Based on the motives of the short story with the same name by André Heller.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Rupert HenningDirector
- Karl MarkovicsRoman Silberstein
- Sabine TimoteoEmma Silberstein
- André WilmsUncle Louis
- Valentin HaggPaul Silberstein
- Udo SamelTibor Silberstein
- Harald SchrottPater Mokloszi
- Stefan PuntigamPater Hornik
- Christian SchiesserZuckerlfabriksarbeiter
- Nikolaas Von SchraderJohannes Silberstein
- Katharina FarnleitnerErna
- Miriam FontaineFabriksangestellte
- Mario CanedoSeyss
Details
- Released
- 1 March 2019
- Original title
- Wie ich lernte, bei mir selbst Kind zu sein
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Uli Brée, Rupert Henning
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What How I Taught Myself to Be a Child is based on
How I Taught Myself to Be a Child is adapted from a novel.
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Who directed How I Taught Myself to Be a Child?
How I Taught Myself to Be a Child (2019) was directed by Rupert Henning and stars Karl Markovics, Sabine Timoteo, André Wilms.
What is How I Taught Myself to Be a Child based on?
How I Taught Myself to Be a Child is adapted from a novel.