Florian Schilling

With „Never Look Away“ (German title „Werk Ohne Autor“), inspired by the early life and career of renowned contemporary artist Gerhard Richter, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck once again looks into the dark corners of his country's recent history. The German candidate for the Oscar in the „Best Foreign Language Film“ category, the drama passes through three periods of German history to recount the story of the dramatic life of the artist Kurt (Tom Schilling), his passionate love for Elisabeth (Paula Beer), and the far-reaching relationship with his devious father-in-law Professor Seeband (Sebastian Koch) whose hand in fateful events in Kurt‘s life ultimately comes to light in his art and paintings. The soundtrack was scored by composer Max Richter.

Deutsche Grammophon has released the official soundtrack album for the German drama Never Look Away (Werk ohne Autor). The album features the film’s original music composed by Max Richter (The Leftovers, Waltz with Bashir, Hostiles, Miss Sloane, White Boy Rick, Taboo, Disconnect). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Never Look Away is written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) and stars Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Oliver Masucci and Saskia Rosendahl. The movie is set in post-war East Germany and follows the lives of a doctor and an artist, both struggling to reconcile their personal aspirations with their country’s politics. The drama, which has been selected as Germany’s entry in the Best Foreign Language category for next year’s Academy Awards, has just opened in German theaters this week and will be distributed in the U.S. by Sony Pictures Classics.