HEADING
Heading is a brief and fascinating journey into a world we are all familiar with, but certain aspects of which we usually never analyse or observe.
Category: 2008
DROPPING FURNITURE
In Dropping Furniture, the ‘past’ comes to the movie screen in a totally ‘unconventional’ way. The objects, dropped by the two directors from a height of seven metres, shatter into a thousand pieces upon hitting the ground. The end result is almost a kind of choreography with a visually mesmerising effect, at the end of which the two initially empty rooms appear wonderfully colourful.
NIGHTSTILL
In NightStill, lights take centre stage at a moment when the whole world seems to be finally enjoying a well-deserved rest.
CUTECUTECUTE
In Cutecutecute, Clemens Kogler, through a unique and captivating mise-en-scène, has managed to create a complete fresco of the world we live in in just under two minutes.
DEAD IN 3 DAYS 2
In Dead in 3 Days 2, Andreas Prochaska decided to abandon the slasher genre and turn to mountain horror, thanks in part to the evocative snowy locations that immediately convey a strong sense of disorientation and agoraphobia.
HARBOUR PEARLS
Courageous, exaggerated, funny, Harbour Pearls is in every way ‘the performance we don’t expect’. A visually sophisticated and captivating short film urges us to look at the world from a different perspective.
MISTER KARL
In Mister Karl, director Kurt Mayer opted for a classic approach, which, in this case, proves to be an excellent solution. A classic approach and an elliptical structure that aims first and foremost to move the audience and to pay tribute to the great Karlheinz Böhm, his career and his extraordinary generosity.
HALF A LIFE
In Nikolaus Leytner’s Half a Life, alongside a clear television character, far more complex moral issues concerning anger, resentment, deep sorrow and, last but not least, a heartbreaking sense of guilt are raised.
LEZZIEFLICK
The colours of pink, orange, gold and yellow pervade the entire Lezzieflick. And the backgrounds of the images, so colourful, so layered, almost remind of Gustav Klimt’s paintings and, specifically, his masterpiece The Three Ages of Woman.
ENTER PARADISE FOR €3.20
There is no place for dialogue in Enter Paradise for €3.20. It is the noises, in this case, that are almost the absolute protagonists. And yet, despite the indistinct chattering, despite bouncing balloons and incessantly ringing mobile phones, there is a certain quietness. And immediately, we are reminded of Jacques Tati’s cinema and its undisputed elegance.