Die Billigesser with Jens Harzer

What's it about?

"... Honestly, Koller says, the WÖK people are still the most steadfast in character ..." (Thomas Bernhard) This story, published by Bernhard in 1980, tells of the life of the private scholar Koller, who, since losing his left leg to a dog bite, has been working on a study of physiognomy. The narrative processes several recurring themes in Bernhard's work, including the failure of a scientific work because the researcher claims to completely grasp the whole world. Genius and madness are also inseparably united in this Bernhard character. Jens Harzer, an actor who has received numerous awards for two and a half decades, is the bearer of the Iffland-Ring, the most prestigious honor a German-speaking actor can receive. The ring is passed on by the current bearer to the "most significant and worthy stage artist." In 2019, Jens Harzer, who last visited the Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden ten years ago, received it from Bruno Ganz.