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The Arrival of Averill(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-03-25
15%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
In this highly symbolic political allegory, Averill is traveling through a troubled countryside amid rumors of war to visit his father. He reaches a train station in a city which is paralyzed by a transportation strike and is forced to take lodgings in a bizarre, unattractive town populated by seemingly malformed individuals. After a while, he begins to try to woo a much older woman, and symbolic images of entrapment, imprisonment and erotic enticement mark his adventures in this regard.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Austria
ProductionCompanies:
Neue Studio Film
Movie: The Arrival of Averill
Top 9 Billed Cast
Andras Jones
Averill
Michael Kroecher
porter
Elisabeth Kaza
old woman
Fabio Carfora
man with clubfoot
Valerio Isidori
photographer
Claude Aufaure
man in suit
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Overview
In this highly symbolic political allegory, Averill is traveling through a troubled countryside amid rumors of war to visit his father. He reaches a train station in a city which is paralyzed by a transportation strike and is forced to take lodgings in a bizarre, unattractive town populated by seemingly malformed individuals. After a while, he begins to try to woo a much older woman, and symbolic images of entrapment, imprisonment and erotic enticement mark his adventures in this regard.
Release Date
1992-03-25
Average
1.5
Rating:
0.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Deutsch
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