“BLOCH-ZIEHEN” IM BURGENLAND
“Bloch-Ziehen” im Burgenland is a little gem of Austrian cinema, which not only shows us a tradition unknown to most today, but is also a perfect depiction of an unusual and alienating era.
Production: Österreich in Bild und Ton
EIN SPAZIERGANG DURCH GRAZ
In little more than three minutes, Ein Spaziergang durch Graz – with the most essential directorial approach possible – successfully brings the history of the Styrian capital to life for us, while maintaining an almost impersonal and quite didactic character.
IN ZWETTL AM KAMP
In Zwettl am Kamp – produced in 1934 by Österreich in Bild und Ton – is part of a long series of propaganda documentaries made in Austria mainly between the 1930s and 1940s.
VORFRÜHLING IM WIENERWALD
Vorfrühling im Wienerwald immediately bears witness to a timeless beauty. A beauty that, in spite of the passing years, always seems to remain intact and unchanged. The rich and precious Wienerwald, which has been for centuries a source of pride for every Viennese.
DAS HISTORISCHE PERCHTOLDSDORF
Das historische Perchtoldsdorf – produced in 1933 by Österreich in Bild und Ton – is part of a series of propaganda-oriented documentaries shot in Austria mainly between the 1930s and 1940s.
DER HEIDEBODEN
A mainly contemplative mood is the leitmotif of Der Heideboden. A documentary of undoubted historical importance that, despite its rather elementary mise en scène, is a perfect witness to a bygone era in which cinema could only take on certain connotations. An era whose consequences were felt for many, many years. But also, at the same time, an era in which, despite everything, cinema did not stand still.
LUNZ UND SEINE SEEN
The mood of Lunz und seine Seen is particularly romantic and contemplative, and unlike the directorial approach adopted in the numerous other propaganda documentaries made in those years, it aims above all to give the film its own, marked personality.