102 Years in the Heart of Europe: A Portrait of Ernst Jünger (Swedish: 102 år i hjärtat av Europa) is a Swedish documentary film from 1998 directed by Jesper Wachtmeister. It consists of an interview by the journalist Björn Cederberg with the German writer, philosopher and war veteran Ernst Jünger (1895-1998). Jünger talks about his life, his authorship, his interests and ideas. The actor Mikael Persbrandt reads passages from some of Jünger's works, such as Storm of Steel, The Worker, On the Marble Cliffs and The Glass Bees.
Acting
Persbrandt's voice gives Jünger's prose sinister velvet.
Direction
Wachtmeister lets the monster speak for himself.
Director
Jesper Wachtmeister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jünger's Storm of Steel became the bible for two contradictory movements: Nazi glorification of war and German anti-war pacifism.
Filmed in Jünger's final year; he died months later, having outlived both empires he served and the century he tried to aestheticize.
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