Everyman's Feast (movie)
Jedermanns Fest- User score: 4.5
- Production country: Austria, Germany, France
- Producer: Fritz Lehner
- Production companies: Filmfonds Wien, Eurimages, Wega Film, Studio Babelsberg, Star Production, WDR/Arte
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 1/25/2002
- Run time: 173 min.
Movie description
Austrian television director Fritz Lehner makes his feature debut with the big-budget drama Jedermann's Fest, based on the 1911 play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, which in turn was based on a medieval tale. Originated in parts of England, the myth of Jan Jedermann ("John Everyman") deals with a rich man on his deathbed coming to terms with his life's failures. Not following much of a plot, the modernized version involves famous fashion designer Jedermann (Klaus Maria Brandauer) imagining his last big gala event while rendered unconscious as a result of a car accident in his Ferrari. He is a success in Vienna but not in fashionable Paris, so he wishes to impress French elder stateswoman Yvonne Becker (Juliette Greco).
