Summary The Detour tells a semi-autobiographical tale of a young woman's obsession with a charismatic older writer. Dutch actress Tamar van den Dop plays Johanna, a directionless young woman unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend. Taking in a play by the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, she finds herself deeply moved by its dark themes of suicide, solitude, and the impossibility of human contact. She begins to familiarize herself with all of Bernhard's work, becoming fascinated to the point of obsession. One day, on a trip to the French Pyrenees, Johanna decides to make a detour into Austria and seek out the famous man himself... View more details
Directed : Frouke Fokkema
Written : Frouke Fokkema
Stars : Jan Decleir Therese Affolter Joachim Bißmeier Marlies Heuer
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 8, 2000
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands Austria
Language : Dutch
Filming locations : France
Production companies : Sigma Pictures Productions
Summary The Detour tells a semi-autobiographical tale of a young woman's obsession with a charismatic older writer. Dutch actress Tamar van den Dop plays Johanna, a directionless young woman unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend. Taking in a play by the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, she finds herself deeply moved by its dark themes of suicide, solitude, and the impossibility of human contact. She begins to familiarize herself with all of Bernhard's work, becoming fascinated to the point of obsession. One day, on a trip to the French Pyrenees, Johanna decides to make a detour into Austria and seek out the famous man himself... View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 8, 2000
Countries of origin : Germany Netherlands Austria
Language : Dutch
Filming locations : France
Production companies : Sigma Pictures Productions
