Tag Archives: Austrian cinema

Europe in the Balkans (film: ‘Europa’ – Sudabeh Mortezai, 2023)

Posted on October 3, 2023 by admin

Screenwriter and director Sudabeh Mortezai took a bit of a risk by choosing the name ‘Europa‘ for her latest film, and not only because this name has already been used. I found about ten feature films with this name on … Continue reading →

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the invisible wall (film: Die Wand – Julian Polsler,2012)

Posted on September 16, 2021 by admin

Something strange takes place in the opening scenes of ‘Die Wand‘, the 2012 film by Austrian director Julian Polsler. A young woman travels on a trip to a remote cottage in the Alps with a couple of friends. They leave … Continue reading →

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a very special road movie (film: Lillian – Andreas Horvath, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by admin

‘Lillian‘, the film by the Austrian director Andreas Horvath was presented last year at Cannes as part of the ‘Quinzaine des realisateurs’ selection and since then it has toured the festivals, even collecting some prizes. Horvath has so far made … Continue reading →

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white around, dark inside (film: The Lodge – Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, 2019)

Posted on January 19, 2020 by admin

The action of ‘The Lodge‘ takes place around Christmas, but I do not expect this movie to appear too soon on the television programs during the winter holidays. The film is written and directed by the Austrians Severin Fiala and … Continue reading →

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the artist deserved a more interesting film (Film: Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen, 2016)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by admin

Despite being quite a popular and well established genre, biographical films about artists succeed quite seldom to become consistent works of art by themselves. In many cases they deal with personalities whose art and biographies are reasonably or well known … Continue reading →

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revenge comes in unexpected ways (film: Revanche – Gotz Spielmann, 2008)

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin

By the end of the opening scene of Revanche something falls (maybe it was thrown) in the quite water of a lake. Then we can see the idyllic landscape of a lawn with warm colors like from a Renoir painting … Continue reading →

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