Ingeborg Bachmann – Someone Who Was Once Me

Name: Ingeborg Bachmann – Someone Who Was Once Me
Director: Regina Schilling
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-06-25
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Ingeborg Bachmann, Max Frisch, Günter Grass, Margot Fonteyn

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2026 · 97 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.2/10

Overview

Sandra Hüller portrays Ingeborg Bachmann on an imaginary day in Rome. Regina Schilling’s hybrid film weaves together reenactments, archival footage, and Bachmann’s own writings into a portrait that offers a refreshing new perspective on the author and positions her writings as a reference point in current debates on gender relations and power.

Directed by Regina Schilling

Cast

Sandra Hüller — Self / Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann — Self (archive footage)
Max Frisch — Self (archive footage)
Günter Grass — Self (archive footage)
Margot Fonteyn — Self (archive footage)