Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste

When Ingeborg Bachmann (Vicky Krieps) and the Swiss writer Max Frisch (Ronald Zehrfeld) meet in Paris in 1958, it is the beginning of a passionate love story. For four years, the two carry on a relationship that begins in Paris and leads to Rome via Zurich. But artistic disputes and the devouring jealousy of Max Frisch begin to gradually destroy the harmony. Years later, Ingeborg Bachmann cannot let go of the memory of her love for Max Frisch. On a trip to the desert with her young friend Adolf Opel (Tobias Resch), she tries to come to terms with her relationship with Max Frisch and slowly detach herself from it.

After Rosa Luxemburg and Hannah Arendt, Margarethe von Trotta once again dedicates herself to a female figure of light in INGEBORG BACHMANN - REISE IN DIE WÜSTE: The Austrian poet, who died tragically 50 years ago at the age of only 47, is considered one of the most important female poets of the 20th century. Starring Vicky Krieps (Corsage, Phantom Thread) and Ronald Zehrfeld (Barbara), von Trotta's own screenplay traces the relationship between Ingeborg Bachmann and Swiss literary figure Max Frisch in a film that is as elegant as it is stirring.