La Forêt noire

La Forêt noire

93 mins | Feb. 6, 1968

Inspired by the life of 19th century composer Robert Schumann, this fiction tells the decline of Hans Richter, a great German musician. Then dying, he feels his reason leaving him, while his wife gets closer to his disciple, Friedrich Turner, who has endless admiration for him. After his death, Turner helped make him a legend.

La Forêt noire

93 mins | Feb. 6, 1968

La Forêt noire
Inspired by the life of 19th century composer Robert Schumann, this fiction tells the decline of Hans Richter, a great German musician. Then dying, he feels his reason leaving him, while his wife gets closer to his disciple, Friedrich Turner, who has endless admiration for him. After his death, Turner helped make him a legend.
Producers
Original title La Forêt noire
Directors Marcel Cravenne
Writers

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva

as Maria Richter

Alain Cuny

as Hans Richter

Jean-Claude Drouot

as Friedrich Thuner

Marie-Hélène Breillat

as Elisabeth Richter

Frédéric Feruch

as Christian Richter

Andrée Champeaux

as Bertha

Armand Babel

as First soldier

André Chaumeau

as Second soldier

Paul Mercey

as The nurse