A Movie ABC takes a close look at the relationship between cinema (or, more generally, image) and writing, which, since the origins of cinema, have almost always gone hand in hand and ensured that the narrative can develop on several levels.
After its success at the Viennale 2024, Bluish by Lilith Kraxner and Milena Czernovsky was recently released in cinemas in Austria. Cinema Austriaco had the opportunity to have a chat with the two directors and learn more about their work and career. Interview by Marina Pavido.
An intimate and personal story and an event of great interest regarding society and, specifically, Austria and one of its most revolutionary post-war artistic movements, are perfectly intertwined in My Fathers, my Mother and Me within a well-calibrated narrative structure and a direct and essential staging.
In The Flounder, inspired by the fairy tale The Fisherman and his Wife by the Brothers Grimm, the images simply speak for themselves. And in little more than six minutes they are able to convey an important message by filling our eyes with pure beauty. At the festival CinemAUSTRIA.
The almost accidental discovery of the Steinbock Kino triggered many thoughts, leading to the question: “Which are the smallest cinemas in Austria?”
The Festival of Austrian Film will take place for the 28th time in Graz from March 27 to April 1, 2025. Österreich – Eine Satire is the title of the first special on film history, and a brief overview of this year’s Film Meeting will also be offered here. Source: press release.
Actress and writer Elissa Landi was a particularly well-known and popular face in Hollywood cinema of the 1930s and according to some sources was even a descendant of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
With 15 Years, director Chris Kraus has made an undoubtedly ambitious feature film, which through a personal drama deals with complex themes such as revenge, forgiveness, death and, last but not least, love.
The Hands of Orlac stands out as one of the most important post-expressionist films, with a strong horror component and a character reminiscent of even the most modern international detective stories. Robert Wiene once again made history.
The entertaining mockumentary Das Fest des Huhnes is a practically unique film, much more topical and urgent than it may initially seem. A work that even many years after it was made seems so dramatically necessary.