Lara (film)

Lara is a 2019 German drama film directed by Jan-Ole Gerster.

Plot
The film centres around Lara, a stern civil servant who devotes herself to the career of her piano virtuoso son, Viktor, while abandoning her own creative pursuits.

Cast

 * Corinna Harfouch — Lara Jenkins
 * Tom Schilling — Viktor Jenkins
 * Rainer Bock — Paul Jenkins
 * Volkmar Kleinert — Prof. Reinhoffer
 * André Jung — Mr. Czerny
 * Gudrun Ritter — Lara's mother

Awards

 * 2019: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival — Crystal Globe/Special Prize of the Jury, Award of Ecumenical Jury, Best Actress — Corinna Harfouch
 * 2019: Les Arcs Film Festival — Press Prize
 * 2019: Filmfest München — FIPRESCI Prize, Best Director (New German Cinema Section)
 * 2019: Filmkunstwochen Leipzig — Gilde-Filmpreis — Best Film (national)
 * 2019: Hamptons International Film Festival NY — Narrative Feature — Corinna Harfouch — Best Performance, Golden Starfish Award — Honorable Mention
 * 2019: Ljubljana International Film Festival — Special Mention Kingfisher Award — Blaz Kutin — Script
 * 2019: Bavarian Film Price — Best Filmmusic Award — Arash Safaian