Overview

• Mubi confirmed principal photography is underway in Poland, Germany and Italy on Paweł Pawlikowski’s new feature 1949.
• Sandra Hüller plays Erika opposite Hanns Zischler as Thomas Mann in a road trip from U.S.-dominated Frankfurt to Soviet-controlled Weimar in a black Buick.
• The script is co-written by Pawlikowski and Henk Handloegten, with August Diehl, Anna Madeley, Devid Striesow and Theo Trebs joining the cast.
• Producers span Mubi, Our Films (Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli), Extreme Emotions (Ewa Puszczyńska), Nine Hours (Jeanne Tremsal, Edward Berger), Chapter2 (Dimitri Rassam) and Circle One (Lorenzo Gangarossa).
• Pawlikowski reunites with cinematographer Łukasz Żal and key department heads; some outlets report a link to Colm Tóibín’s The Magician, which has not been confirmed by primary producers.