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Tag Archives: Austria
The Boat Is Full (1981) Markus Imhoof
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: “Our boat is full.” Read More »
The Inheritors (1998) Die Siebtelbauern
Austria, a little farming valley. Beginning of the century. Read More »
Babooska (2005) Tizza Covi
A year in the life of members of a troupe of circus performers. The circus is named Il Floriciccio. Read More »
Miss Universe 1929 – Lisl Goldarbeiter. A Queen in Wien ( 2006)
Lisl, who grew up in Vienna in modest circumstances, first won the title of Miss Austria in 1929 Read More »
The Stationmaster (1940) Gustav Ucicky, Heinrich George
A troubled father, working as a postmaster in province, worries about his daughter taken to the capital by a rich officer. Read More »
Marika / Kind der Donau (1950) Georg Jacoby, Marika Rökk, Fred Liewehr, Harry Fuß
Three itinerant writers stage an open-air theatre production with Marika (Marika Rokk) as the star. Read More »
Fever / Fieber (2014) Elfi Mikesch, Carolina Cardoso, Eva Mattes, Martin Wuttke
A photographer is haunted by memories from his childhood and goes Read More »
The Wonder Kid / Wonder Boy (1951) Karl Hartl, Bobby Henrey, Elwyn Brook-Jones, Muriel Aked
The old one about the much-exploited child prodigy is given a new coat of paint in the English-Austrian Entfuhrag ins Gluck (Wonder Child). Read More »
Stolen Identity (1953) Gunther von Fritsch, Donald Buka, Joan Camden, Francis Lederer
A jealous concert pianist murders his wife’s lover, then frames an innocent taxi driver for the crime. Read More »