Overview
A loose adaptation of German writer and revolutionary Georg Büchner's novella of the same name, which in turn chronicles the life of writer Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-92) and his gradual slide into insanity.
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Box office
Made on a $12K budget
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Based on
Based on Lenz
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Alexandre Rockwell and Eugene Lynch
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Alexandre RockwellWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 1, 1982
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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