Return to Montauk

Return to Montauk (Rückkehr nach Montauk) is a 2017 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff.^[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

Return to Montauk
Directed by	Volker Schlöndorff
Written by	Volker Schlöndorff Colm Tóibín
Based on	Montauk by Max Frisch
Produced by	Regina Ziegler Til Schweiger Stéphane Parthenay Francis Boespflug Conor Barry Mike Downey Sam Taylor Holger Reibiger
Starring	Stellan Skarsgård Nina Hoss Niels Arestrup
Cinematography	Jérôme Alméras
Edited by	Hervé Schneid
Music by	Max Richter Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Thomas Bartlett
Production companies	Gaumont Film Company Volksfilm Ziegler Film
Distributed by	Wild Bunch
Release date	15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) (Berlin)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Germany, France, Ireland
Language	English
Box office	$330,000[1]

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

Wolff, Schlöndorff and Hoss at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival

• Stellan Skarsgård as Max Zorn
• Nina Hoss as Rebecca
• Niels Arestrup as Walter
• Susanne Wolff as Clara
• Bronagh Gallagher as Rachel
• Robert Seeliger [de] as Jonathan
• Isioma Laborde-Edozien as Lindsey
• Paul Bonin as Wally
• Mathias Sanders [de] 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.^[4][5]

Reception

Donald Clarke in The Irish Times, wrote that "this Colm Tóibín-assisted effort has none of the warmth of his best work".^[6]