Themes: Wanderlust, Journey of Self-Discovery, Age Disparity Romance
Main Cast: Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Dieter Kirchlechner, Traci Lind
Release Year: 1991
Country: DE/FR
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Set in the 1950s, Voyager concerns the travels of an American construction engineer (Sam Shepard) who is wandering throughout Europe, recounting his life story through a series of flashbacks while meeting a variety of new characters. At first, he meets a man whom he knew during his time as a student in Europe in the days before World War II. Shortly afterward, he meets a beautiful young German woman (Julie Delpy), whom he accompanies on a journey to her home in Athens, Greece. Voyager is a slowly-paced and well-performed with a surprising, tragic conclusion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Deborra-Lee Furness - Ivy; August Zirner - Joachim Henke; Thomas Heinze - Kurt; Bill Dunn - Lewis; Peter Berling - Baptist; Brigitte Catillon - Marianne; Lou Cutell - New York Doorman; Roland de Chandenay - UNESCO Delegate; Lorna Farrar - Arlette; Charles Hayward - Joe; Wynn Irwin - Dick; Erica Lawson - Judith; Jacques Martial - African Unesco; Kathleen Matiezen - Lady Stenographer; Philippe Morier-Genoud - Guillaume; Perla Walter - Restroom Attendant; Pat Golden; James Mathers - Pilot
Credit
Thierry Francois - Art Director, Klaus Hellwig - Associate Producer, Barbara Baum - Costume Designer, Volker Schlöndorff - Director, Dagmar Hirtz - Editor, Stanley Myers - Composer (Music Score), Thomas H. Brodek - Production Designer, Nicos Perakis - Production Designer, Georges Arvanitis - Cinematographer, Pierre Lhomme - Cinematographer, Eberhard Junkersdorf - Producer, Bodo Scriba - Producer, Itala Scandariato - Set Designer, Rudolph Wurlitzer - Screenwriter, Volker Schlöndorff - Screenwriter, Max Frisch - Book Author
It tells the fictional story of United Nations engineer Walter Faber, played by Sam Shepard - a man portrayed as devoted to saving the world through development of massive dams.
Set in 1960, the film begins with Faber surviving a plane crash.
Through a series of coincidences, Faber then meets a woman in her early twenties, played by Julie Delpy. This person strongly reminds him of his former wife and he begrudgingly acknowledges the attraction. The film beautifully illustrates their travels across Europe together in a Citroën DS.
Well regarded by critics and telling a coherent and unusual story, The Voyager has an explosive theme - revealed only in the ironic twist ending.
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