Must I Write?
“Letters to a Young Poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke, starring Dennis Hopper
Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper in “Must I Write?”
Summary
The film features Hermann’s latest collaboration with actor Dennis Hopper: Dennis Hopper reads “Letters to a Young Poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke. A unique document of a great poet’s emotional credo for creativity read by a legendary actor.
Left: Hermann and Dennis on set
Right: Dennis Hopper during the shoot in London
For Dennis, Rilke’s “Letters to A Young Poet” is one of the most inspirational books ever written and one of the reasons why he became an artist.
“Must I Write?”, which contains extraordinary projections, is Hermann’s first collaboration with cinematographer Rain Li who has worked with directors like Jim Jarmusch and Gus van Sant.
Left: Rain Li, Dennis and Hermann on set
Right: DoP Rain Li, actor Dennis Hopper and director Hermann Vaske after the shoot
Project Credits
A Hermann Vaske Film
Produced by Hermann Vaske’s Emotional Network in cooperation with ZDF/ARTE
- Director and Writer:
- Hermann Vaske
- Director and Writer:
- Hermann Vaske
- Commissioning Editors:
- Kathrin Brinkmann, Sabine Bubeck-Paaz
- Producer:
- Hermann Vaske
- Supervising Producer:
- Gareth Evans
- Production Coordinator:
- Carsten Jaeger
- Director of Photography:
- Rain Li
- Editor:
- John Rosser
- Production Assistants:
- Tami Sidi, Robbie McHugh, Max Burton, Timo Breidenbruch
Germany 2007, 60 min.