
THE TOBACCONIST
The Tobacconist is undoubtedly an interesting feature film, but it gets lost in the many paths it decides to take. And not even the presence of Bruno Ganz or a cameo by the great Erni Mangold can do much.
The Tobacconist is undoubtedly an interesting feature film, but it gets lost in the many paths it decides to take. And not even the presence of Bruno Ganz or a cameo by the great Erni Mangold can do much.
Despite unconvincing moments from a directorial point of view, in many respects Lamorte turned out to be quite courageous and forward-looking, a small gem in the filmography of Xaver Schwarzenberger and of his wife Ulrike.
What would happen if the paintings by the famous Edward Hopper actually came to life? Austrian director Gustav Deutsch has considered this with his Shirley: Visions of Reality, presented in the section Forum at the Berlinale 2013 and awarded numerous international prizes.