THE MIGRUMPIES
With this interesting The Migrumpies Arman T. Riahi wanted first of all to provide us with interesting food for thought through an extremely topical and universal story. At the festival CinemAUSTRIA.
Category: 2017
COLD HELL
An exciting and extremely topical thriller, Cold Hell is a much more complex and layered work than it may at first seem. Stefan Ruzowitzky has made not only a fresco of the city of Vienna in all its multiculturalism and controversial aspects, but also – and above all – a film that brings up complex and sensitive issues such as racism and patriarchy.
ANNA FUCKING MOLNAR
In Anna Fucking Molnar, Sabine Derflinger has mainly played with some of the constants of her cinema, making her film an extremely topical comedy with a strong feminist character.
MAPPAMUNDI
In its complex simplicity, MappaMundi successfully depicts the history not only of our planet, but also of mankind, even hypothesising a (not) too distant, but practically inevitable future. Can there ever really be a definitive end, however? Bady Minck does not want to formulate any precise theory on the matter.
ATELIER DE CONVERSATION
In his Atelier de Conversation Bernhard Braunstein focused exclusively on the dynamics within the meeting group, trying to give a voice to each of the people present. The human being is always in the foreground.
LOOKING FOR OUM KULTHUM
In Looking for Oum Kulthum, Shirin Neshat loses herself in her reflections, focuses on the protagonist’s inner torments and almost forgets to give Oum Kulthum’s character the deserved attention. At the 74th Venice Film Festival – section Giornate degli Autori.
MADEMOISELLE PARADIS
The extreme realism of Northern Skirts gives way here to an impeccable elegance. And even if we are nostalgic for that suburbia so well depicted in the debut feature by the Viennese director, we have to admit that Mademoiselle Paradis shows a marked personality.
HAGAZUSSA: A HEATHEN’S CURSE
Divided into four chapters – Shadows, Horn, Blood and Fire – Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse presents a true crescendo within itself, for a series of visual suggestions, to which the constant musical score – by the group MMMD – undoubtedly adds great value.
THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS
It is no coincidence that a feature film like The Best of all Worlds has been a great success with audiences. All of this is due to skilful directing, but above all it is also due to two perfect protagonists, now totally confused in the cold outskirts of Salzburg, now simply happy to be in each other’s company. All this makes for a nostalgic glimpse into the world of childhood, when one was still too young to understand the ugliness of the adult world.
BOJO BEACH
What immediately impresses in Bojo Beach is the extraordinary calm with which the fishermen carry out their tasks. Their gestures, accompanied by their songs, are reminiscent – especially when they are intent on pulling their nets on the beach – almost of a choreography. And the sound of the water, for its part, conveys even more a sense of extraordinary quiet, of a constant repetition of events.