STELLA. A LIFE.
In Stella. A Life., the seemingly simple but eventful plot unfolds, which is the life of one of the many people who used to denounce Jews, a traitor on many levels, through 40 years of personal but also German history.
Genre: war
KEINEN SCHRITT ZURÜCK!
Filmed in Carinthia, Keinen Schritt zurück! is a sincere independent film that shows us first and foremost how every war is only aimed at enriching governments and how certain dynamics are, despite the years, still sadly topical.
THE LAST BRIDGE
The Last Bridge is a deep and touching drama that, at a time when people were trying to process what had happened in the dramatic preceding years, shows us war as a completely unfair reality. A reality that when compared to the value of human beings, of every human being, reveals itself in all its weakness and wickedness. In competition at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
MY BEST ENEMY
My Best Enemy is a feature film with an international scope, which draws heavily on mainstream US cinema. World War II and the Holocaust are recounted in Austria in an important film, in which, alongside the story of the two friends/enemies and the dramatic war, there is also a great homage to the art world and to beauty.
THE LAST TEN DAYS
Georg Wilhelm Pabst’s The Last Ten Days is the chronicle of the end of an era that would nevertheless have many consequences, even after many years. Sporadic ironic moments serve to soften the dramatic nature of the events. Particular care and elegance in the mise-en-scene make the film extraordinarily full of pathos.
I PROMISE
In I Promise Wolfgang Murnberger undoubtedly relies on many clichés concerning not only military life, but also – and above all – the always complicated transition from childhood to adulthood. These clichés, however, manage to fully capture the feelings of the young protagonists, making this important feature film an extremely intimate and intelligent work.
EISMAYER
Despite being a debut feature, Eismayer first and foremost denotes great directorial maturity and a never obvious ability to delve into the human soul, managing to capture every subtle nuance of the protagonists’ personalities. At the 79th Venice Film Festival, section Settimana della Critica.
RADETZKYMARSCH
In Axel Corti’s Radetzkymarsch (which was finished by Gernot Roll after the director’s sudden death), alongside the parable about the empire there is a particular focus on the father/son relationship and what the two protagonists never managed to say to each other. All this is staged also thanks to the excellent performances of a very good cast, within which the great Max von Sydow stands out.
HEIDENLÖCHER
Drawing heavily from the cinema of Robert Bresson – complete with the choice of non-professional actors and the focus on a society with dubious morality – Wolfram Paulus has made a feature film in which the wide open spaces – and, in particular, the immense snowy expanses of the Salzburg area – convey a deep sense of agoraphobia, perfectly in line with the equally strong sense of claustrophobia in the interiors.