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Tag Archives: Austria
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance AKA 71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufalls (1994) Michael Haneke, Gabriel Cosmin Urdes, Lukas Miko, Otto Grünmandl
71 scenes revolving around a recent immigrant, a couple that has just adopted a daughter, a college student and a lonely old man. Read More »
Where are you going, Aida? AKA Quo vadis, Aida? (2020) Jasmila Zbanic, Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler
Bosnia, July 1995. Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. Read More »
Eye of the Spider AKA L’occhio del ragno (1971) Roberto Bianchi Montero, Klaus Kinski, Antonio Sabato, Van Johnson
Paul, a former boxer gets caught after a jewel robbery. Two of his accomplices escape with the loot. Read More »
Falling AKA Fallen (2006) Barbara Albert, Nina Proll, Birgit Minichmayr, Kathrin Resetarits
In Barbara Albert’s FALLING, five independent women are reunited for the funeral of a beloved teacher. Read More »
Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) Terence Young, Senta Berger, Stephen Boyd, Yul Brynner
In an attempt to stem the heroin trade from Iran, a group of narcotics agents working for the UN inject a radioactive compound into a seized shipment of opium Read More »
Wagner (1983) Tony Palmer, Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Miguel Herz-Kestranek
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner’s life and work, from before the 1848 revolution Read More »
The Last Bridge AKA Die letzte Brücke (1954) Helmut Käutner, Maria Schell, Bernhard Wicki, Barbara Rütting
A German nurse gets sent to the front because she gives medical aid to a wounded Serbian partisan during World War II. Read More »
Schatten der Vergangenheit (1936) Werner Hochbaum, Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich
The story was an obvious forerunner to A Stolen Life with Bette Davis with Luise Ullrich playing a double role of two twins Read More »
Michael (2011) Markus Schleinzer, Kathrin Resetarits, Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger, Christine Kain
Five months in the life of a pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement. Read More »
Wolff Von Amerongen: Did He Commit Bankruptcy Offences? AKA Hat Wolff von Amerongen Konkursdelikte begangen? (2004) Gerhard Benedikt Friedl
Germany’s predominant economic figures and their place in the socioeconomic systems of Europe are examined. Read More »
The Fifth Musketeer (1979) Ken Annakin, Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges
King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe (Beau Bridges) Read More »
Epicentro (2020) Hubert Sauper, Oona Chaplin
Waves crashing over a breakwater at the edge of the sea—this dramatic opening image conveys the vital spirit Read More »
You Bet Your Life AKA Spiele Leben (2005) Antonin Svoboda, Georg Friedrich, Birgit Minichmayr, Gerti Drassl
A compulsive gambler is forced to take a chance with his own life. Read More »
The Boat Is Full AKA Das Boot ist voll (1981) Markus Imhoof, Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: “Our boat is full.” Read More »