Krista Fleischmann

Das war Thomas Bernhard

During his lifetime, his works inspired discussions and polemics. Today he is considered one of the most important Austrian writers and his work is a part of world literature: Thomas Bernhard. Krista Fleischmann has taken recordings of the poet for the series "ARTgenossen" from the archives. Excerpts from interviews and conversations document Bernhard as a great poet and one of the most fascinating artistic personalities of this century.

Thomas Bernhard – Ein Widerspruch. »Die Ursache bin ich selbst«

Thomas Bernhard in Madrid.

Thomas Bernhard – Eine Herausforderung. Monologe auf Mallorca

Thomas Bernhard rarely engaged in on-camera interviews and conversations. However, he was extremely taken with the television films created by Krista Fleischmann and recognized – both confidently and with foresight – their lasting value for posterity: “I feel this portrait is an entirely successful document whose usefulness will grow.”