Santa Fe

– Picking up where "God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore" leaves off, Freddy struggles to find work afte..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
1986
Original Name:
Wohin und zurück - Santa Fe
Santa Fe (1986) - Also known as Wohin und zurück - Santa Fe

Picking up where "God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore" leaves off, Freddy struggles to find work after arriving in New York in 1940. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer. Corti's trilogy continues with "Welcome in Vienna"

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Release Date:

02 Mar 1986

Language:

German, English

Director:

Axel Corti

Writer:

Axel Corti, Georg Stefan Troller

Main Actors:

Valda Aviks, Gabriel Barylli, Monica Bleibtreu, Tilli Breidenbach

Plot:

Santa Fe begins where Corti's 1982 film God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore leaves off. In 1940, a ship arrives in New York harbor filled with exhausted Jewish immigrants desperate to begin a new life. Freddy struggles to find work, learn English, and overcome his piercing alienation. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer. A totally absorbing picture, which examines with complete assurance the hopes, doubts, and memories of immigrants who have no place to call home. Corti's trilogy continues with Welcome In Vienna.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10