The Glory of Life (German: Die Herrlichkeit des Lebens) is a 2024 drama film directed by Judith Kaufmann and Georg Maas [de] from a script written by Maas, Michael Gutmann and Michael Kumpfmüller based on Kumpfmüller's 2011 novel of the same name.
An international co-production between Austria and Germany, the film stars Sabin Tambrea and Henriette Confurius as Franz Kafka and Dora Diamant, respectively.
[1] In 1923, the last year of Franz Kafka's life, he meets Dora Diamant on the Baltic Sea coast and the two fall in love.
Principal photography took place in Vienna, Berlin, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2023.
[2][3][4] TrustNordisk acquired international distribution rights to the film in June 2024.