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Release date is 2010-03-31

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"Der Tor und der Tod" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal is a lyric drama in verse written in 1893. The play follows nobleman Claudio as Death arrives to take him from life. Death confronts Claudio with three departed souls—his mother, a former lover, and a childhood friend—revealing that he lived with aesthetic detachment, never forming deep connections. Only in his final hour does Claudio experience true emotional vitality, recognizing the emptiness of his dandy-like existence too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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