MERRY-GO-ROUND
Watching Merry-Go-Round, based on Arthur Schnitzler’s famous play La Ronde, more than fifty years after its release, we realise its true importance. And its fierce criticism of society still seems so relevant today.
Genre: erotic
GAMES OF YOUTH
Games of Youth by film pioneer Johann Schwarzer is reminiscent in every way of the early films of the Lumière brothers, when a way to set images in motion had only just been invented and simply filming reality was already something extraordinary in itself.
THE FISHERMAN
The short film The Fisherman, made in 1907, differs slightly from the other works made by director, photographer and producer Johann Schwarzer during his brief but intense career.
EXCITING READING
Exciting Reading stands out above all for its subtle irony and decidedly rudimentary directorial approach. Just like all the other films by film pioneer Johann Schwarzer.
A FUNNY STORY AT THE WINDOW
This little and entertaining A Funny Story at the Window perfectly captures the essence of what film pioneer Johann Schwarzer made during his short but intense career.
THE VEIL DANCE
The Veil Dance, like all Johann Schwarzer’s films, despite an essentially rudimentary directorial approach, is a light and entertaining work, a precious document regarding Austrian film history.
JULIA
Julia brings together irony, a couple of weak dramatic scenes and a lot of banality, perhaps the result of a certain superficiality, rather than a genre that, however light it may be, has been able to produce films that are altogether enjoyable. At the K3 Film Festival 2024.
THE SLAVE MARKET
As usual, The Slave Market, running just over two minutes, is characterised by an extremely simple and rudimentary directorial approach. Thus, in this case, a single shot shows us the whole story.
AN EXCITING HUNT
Ironic, funny, pleasantly light-hearted, An Exciting Hunt manages to make even the most demanding viewer smile, and with its malice and directorial naivety gives us just under five minutes of light-heartedness.
IN THE BATH
Although cinema had been invented some thirteen years before, Austria still had to familiarise itself with this new form of artistic expression. Cameras were still very rudimentary and scene changes rarely took place. Also In the Bath, therefore, has the simplest mise en scène possible. Everything takes place in a single room and, thanks to some editing cuts to give the whole thing dynamism, the scene unfolds rather quickly.