# Hälfte des Lebens - Hölderlin

Hälfte des Lebens - Hölderlin at Union Filmtheater, Wednesday 28 October 2026, 10:00.

- Venue: Union Filmtheater
- With: Ulrich Mühe, Jenny Gröllmann, Michael Gwisdek
- Go to page: https://www.indiekino.de/film/de/haelfte_des_lebens-hoelderlin

The film "Hälfte des Lebens – Hölderlin" is being shown, a biography covering ten years in the life of Friedrich Hölderlin. Hermann Zschoche's film tells of Hölderlin's time as a tutor to the banker Gontard up to his end in the Tübingen psychiatric clinic. In between is the love for Susette, Gontard's wife, and the separation that plunges the poet into deep depression. The cast includes Ulrich Mühe, Jenny Gröllmann and Michael Gwisdek.

## Dates

- Wednesday 28 October 10:00 — Union Filmtheater

Written by a model, sources: [indiekino.de](https://www.indiekino.de/film/de/haelfte_des_lebens-hoelderlin)

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