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Paul Auster: What If (2019)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 54M

Director : Sabine Lidl

Synopsis

A walk by American writer Paul Auster’s world, his past —his family, his youth, his work—, and his present, which is the publication of his novel 4321 in January 2017, an exploration of human identity and a glimpse to the soul of New York, a city that Auster has depicted as nobody has ever done.

Actors

Aaron Altaras
Aaron Altaras
Young Paul Auster
Burghart Klaußner
Burghart Klaußner
Self - Narrator (voice)
Andrea Sawatzki
Andrea Sawatzki
Self - Narrator (voice)
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
Self - Writer
Siri Hustvedt
Siri Hustvedt
Self - Writer / Wife
Sam Messer
Sam Messer
Self - Artist / Friend
François Busnel
François Busnel
Self - Book Critic
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
Self - Director
Donata Wenders
Donata Wenders
Self - Photographer
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage)

Crews

Sabine Lidl
Sabine Lidl
Director
Sabine Lidl
Sabine Lidl
Writer
Gerwin Lucas
Gerwin Lucas
Editor
Filip Zumbrunn
Filip Zumbrunn
Director of Photography
Kai Rostásy
Kai Rostásy
Director of Photography
Danny Hole
Danny Hole
Sound
Sirko Löschner
Sirko Löschner
Sound
Ben Meerwein
Ben Meerwein
Original Music Composer
Alex Röser
Alex Röser
Original Music Composer
Marc Bargmann
Marc Bargmann
Sound Mixer
Verena Harpe
Verena Harpe
Production Manager
Irene Höfer
Irene Höfer
Producer
Antje Richter
Antje Richter
Producer's Assistant
Dani Levy
Dani Levy
Director of Photography
Kathrin Brinkmann
Kathrin Brinkmann
Commissioning Editor

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