The famous dancer Viktor Lamont apparently has no luck when he gambles: in fact Read More »
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City Butterfly / Großstadtschmetterling (1929) Richard Eichberg, Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach, Nien Soen Ling
Made at the height of Anna May Wong’s fame in Europe, Pavement Butterfly Read More »
The Student of Prague / Der Student von Prag (1935) Arthur Robison, Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos, Dorothea Wieck
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town Read More »
Blue Movie / Fuck (1969) Andy Warhol, Viva
Producer/director/cinematographer Andy Warhol presents an afternoon in a Manhattan Read More »
The Countess of Monte-Christo / Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo (1932) Karl Hartl, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster, Lucie Englisch
This is one of the few comedies that starred Brigitte Helm. Unlike most of his other films Read More »
Farland (2004) Michael Klier, Laura Tonke, Richy Müller, Daniel Brühl
Axel and Karla are an ill-matched couple in a borderline situation. Read More »
Slow Summer (1976) Michael Pilz, Helmut Boselmann
“To live in Vienna, you either have to be cynical or stupid,” says the director’s Read More »
Afternoon (2007) Nachmittag – Angela Schanelec
The first shot is a static image: a view from the stage of a theatre onto the auditorium. Read More »
The Nameless Day / Der namenlose Tag (2017) Volker Schlöndorff, Thomas Thieme, Devid Striesow, Ursina Lardi
The retired Chief superintendent Jakob Franck who often had to inform Read More »
The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott / Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (2010) Andreas Prochaska, Elfriede Ott, Michael Ostrowski, Andreas Kiendl
Horst receives the monthly pension from his grandmother. Read More »