The Man Who Knew 75 Languages

The Man Who Knew 75 Languages

"Learning a language is like falling in love."

6.0/101h 4m2017
The Man Who Knew 75 Languages

Overview

Learning a language is like falling in love. But when this great linguist's love for a princess was denied, he just fell in love with her 75 times more. The film is about the remarkable life of a poor priest's son – Georg Julius Justus Sauerwein and his life-long love for Princess Elisabeth of Wied, later Queen of Romania. This is a psychological drama about a brilliant but complex man. His humanitarian values were far ahead of his time. In his day, he was the most vilified person in the German press. Based on Sauerwein's letters and other written sources and narrated from the first person, the film merges the classic fairytale with documentary realism, both in script and visual design, pushing the boundaries of documentary.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

Fralita Films
Fumi Studio

Additional Information

Original Title:Mannen som kunne 75 språk
Original Language:
Status:Released

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