With Operation Hydra, Antonis Lepeniotis has created a monumental film that does not seek to focus solely on a particular episode from the war, but skilfully moves between the political sphere and personal drama. Restored by Filmarchiv Austria and presented on the Filmarchiv On channel.
In The Strangling Hand, we are introduced to a true femme fatale. Passion, intrigue, but also brutal revenge and even almost supernatural elements make this important film by Cornelius Hintner a true gem from the early years of Austrian cinema.
In staging Mother’s Baby, Johanna Moder wasn’t afraid to dare, to take everything to the extreme, to the point of giving her work almost the connotations of a thriller. In competition at the Berlinale 2025.
With Welcome Home Baby, Andreas Prochaska has made a feature film that is much more complex, layered and symbolic than it may initially appear, unafraid to dare and to experiment. At the Berlinale 2025, Panorama section.
The Hands of Orlac stands out as one of the most important post-expressionist films, with a strong horror component and a character reminiscent of even the most modern international detective stories. Robert Wiene once again made history.
Starboys is an amusing comedy that makes the right timing and hilarious, paradoxical situations, in which there is also a welcome touch of adrenalin, its workhorses. At the K3 Film Festival 2024.
What immediately strikes us about Im Haus der alten Augustin are the extraordinary atmospheres typical of that 1980s cinema of which we still often feel a strong nostalgia. At the Diagonale 2024.
Sleeper plays on a subtle ambiguity, which well represents the perceptions and paranoia that many experienced in the aftermath of the Twin Towers attack. Benjamin Heisenberg knows what he wants to convey to the viewer and, in this case, he has done so by giving us a subtle and intelligent feature film.
While watching The Devil’s Bath, we immediately get the impression that something terrible is about to happen. Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala have made a sophisticated and disturbing feature film that is extremely topical and rich in strong symbolism. In competition at the Berlinale 2024.
In Operation White Christmas, successful action scenes and a good pace that characterises the entire feature film from beginning to end pleasantly entertain the viewer, giving him an experience that is rarely enjoyed in domestic cinema. At the K3 Film Festival 2023.