A Modern Eve reveals a cynical but also amused approach to married life. No one is really innocent, everyone, in this little film by Johann Schwarzer, has their own little, big secrets. The director, just as with all his other works, is never judgmental, but observes his protagonists with affection and benevolence and above all wants to give the audience a few minutes of light-heartedness.
Although incomplete, Diana bathing – directed by photographer and chemist Johann Schwarzer and produced by the controversial Saturn-Film – is an important element in Austrian film history, which amuses us and can give us just two minutes of pleasant lightness.
Although the first Austrian film in history – Von Stufe zu Stufe by Heinz Hanus – dates back to 1908, it has to be said that a production company, Saturn-Film, founded by photographer Johann Schwarzer and specialised exclusively in the production of erotic short films, had already been established in Austria for a couple of years. The films produced here include The vain Housemaid.