The Glory of Life (2024 film)

The Glory of Life
The Glory of Life
	German theatrical release poster
German	Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens
Directed by	Judith Kaufmann; Georg Maas;
Written by	Georg Maas; Michael Guttmann;
Based on	The Glory of Life; by Michael Kumpfmüller
Produced by	Helge Sasse; Solveig Fina; Tommy Pridnig;
Starring	Henriette Confurius; Sabin Tambrea;
Cinematography	Judith Kaufmann
Edited by	Gisela Zick
Music by	Paul Eisenach; Jonas Hofer;
Production; companies	Tempest Film; Lotus Film;
Distributed by	Majestic Film; TrustNordisk;
Release date	14 March 2024 (Germany);
Countries	Germany; Austria;
Language	German

The Glory of Life (German: Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens) is a 2024 drama film directed by Judith Kaufmann and Georg Maas [de] from a script written by Maas, Michael Gutmann and Michael Kumpfmüller based on Kumpfmüller's 2011 novel of the same name. An international co-production between Austria and Germany, the film stars Sabin Tambrea and Henriette Confurius as Franz Kafka and Dora Diamant, respectively. It was released in Germany on 14 March 2024.^[1]

Premise

In 1923, the last year of Franz Kafka's life, he meets Dora Diamant on the Baltic Sea coast and the two fall in love.

Principal photography took place in Vienna, Berlin, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2023.^[2]^[3]^[4] TrustNordisk acquired international distribution rights to the film in June 2024.^[5]^[6]

The Glory of Life was nominated for 2024 German Film Award in Best Costume Design (German: Bestes Kostümbild) category.^[7]