CEROLAX II
Cerolax II is a sharp, clever, but also ironic satire on the world of advertising and, more generally, on the media, which every day present us with countless products that, according to what they say, will change our lives forever.
Category: 1985
MANUFRACTURE
The title is rather eloquent. Manufracture. Manufacture. Fracture. Film is observed and handled by Peter Tscherkassky in every possible way. An eternal movement gives life in turn to the movement of images, which, one after the other, make the cinematic spectacle possible.
BALL-HEAD
Mara Mattuschka’s Ball-Head shows us the human body that has become a kind of ‘tool’, a victim of a society in which work, technology and capitalism seem to have forever forgotten the value of human beings themselves.
CHILDREN FILM
In Children Film, Peter Schreiner knows exactly what he wants to convey to the audience and he does it in a simple and direct way, letting the images simply speak for themselves, making us immediately feel part of that world where time seems to stand still.
SEA JOURNEY INTO THE NIGHT
Made in 1985, Sea Journey into the Night is an extremely topical and courageous feature film that takes a close look at the role of women within the society in which we live, resulting in a deep and never banal reflection not only on patriarchy, but also – and above all – on the importance of loving oneself. At the Viennale 2023, as part of the Filmarchiv Austria’s retrospective Keine Angst.
SUPER-8-GIRL GAMES
Lively, ironic, colourful and incredibly vibrant, Super-8-Girl Games perfectly represents all the creativity of two sharp gazes eager to find and experiment with new film languages. Although amateurish, films shot in Super-8 have always fascinated viewers and filmmakers alike. Ursula Pürrer and Hans Scheirl proved this once again.