BAD AM GÄNSEHÄUFEL
Although the directorial approach of the documentary Bad am Gänsehäufel seems at times rather elementary, with a predominantly fixed camera use, we cannot fail to notice some little interesting insights.
Category: 1911
LEICHENBEGÄNGNIS ALBERT BARON ROTHSCHILD
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.
ÖSTERREICHISCH-DEUTSCHE MOTORBOOTFAHRT AUF DER ELBE
Österreichisch-deutsche Motorbootfahrt auf der Elbe (‘Austrian-German regatta along the Elbe’), made in 1911, features an opening in which a man is intent on filming the event with his camera placed on a tripod, one of the earliest examples of metacinema. At the Viennale 2019, within the retrospective dedicated to Louise Kolm-Fleck.
TYPEN UND SZENEN AUS DEM WIENER VOLKSLEBEN
Typen und Szenen aus dem Wiener Volksleben (‘characters and scenes from Viennese city life’) is one of the first films made in Austria. Despite its directorial naivety, it has a hybrid character, halfway between documentary film and fiction film. At the Viennale 2019, as part of the retrospective dedicated to Louise Kolm-Fleck.