Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old
Sobriety, Obesity and Growing Old picks up the narrative and themes begun in Kentridge's first film, Johannesburg the Second Greatest City after Paris, and follows the development of the relationships between his cast of invented characters, Soho Eckstein, his wife and her lover, Felix Teitelbaum. These relationships reflect, metaphorically, the changing political situation in South Africa at the time the film was made. Demonstrations and marches in opposition to the apartheid régime together with the governmental relaxation of most of the State of Emergency regulations and restrictions heralded the beginning of a change in the country's power structure (and white attitudes towards black African rights). Soho, a symbol of South African white power, develops the capacity for awareness, longing and love and the potential for guilt and repentance.
TMDB
6.8/10
4 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- —
- Language
- EN
Release dates
South AfricaZA
- Theatrical1 Jan 1991
Frequently asked questions
- When was Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old released?
- Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old was released on 1 January 1991.
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- What is the rating of Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old?
- Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old holds a 6.8/10 audience score from 4 votes.
- Who directed Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old?
- Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old (1991) was directed by William Kentridge.
- How long is Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old?
- Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old runs for 8m.
