Return to Montauk (Rückkehr nach Montauk) is a 2017 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Plot During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to reunite with his former lover during a weekend on Long Island in Montauk.
The plot is broadly inspired by Max Frisch's 1975 novel Montauk.
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård as Max Zorn Nina Hoss as Rebecca Niels Arestrup as Walter Susanne Wolff as Clara Bronagh Gallagher as Rachel as Jonathan Isioma Laborde-Edozien as Lindsey Paul Bonin as Wally as Mark McDonald Daniel Brunet as designer Ray Wiederhold as the doorman Olga Lezhneva as girl
Production The shooting started in New York City and Long Island in April 2016.
Reception Donald Clarke in The Irish Times, wrote that "this Colm Tóibín-assisted effort has none of the warmth of his best work".
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