Österreichische Alpenbahnen. Eine Fahrt nach Mariazell (“Austrian Alpine Railways. A Trip to Mariazell”), filmed in 1910, and one of the milestones of early Austrian cinema, includes small camera movements for the first time, with a direction that, although decidedly essential, seems much more self-confident than what had been seen just a few years earlier. At the Viennale 2019, as part of the retrospective dedicated to Louise Kolm-Fleck.
The Orlov, a brilliant film adaptation of the homonymous operetta written by Bruno Granichstaedten in collaboration with Ernst Marischka, reminds us, in terms of humour and staging, of Hollywood films of the golden years. At the Viennale 2019, within the retrospective dedicated to Louise Kolm-Fleck.
Given a very rudimentary direction, Leichenbegängnis Albert Baron Rothschild almost gives us the impression of having watched a film shot towards the end of the 19th century, undoubtedly fascinating from a purely historical point of view, but – alas! – not at all in step with the times. At the Viennale 2019, as part of the retrospective dedicated to Louise Kolm-Fleck.