Hinter dem Regenbogen

Hinter dem Regenbogen 1987

1

A milieu drama which boldly and thoroughly examines the social and psychological causes of a severely disturbed father-daughter relationship.

1987

Die Täuschung des Auges durch das Ohr

Die Täuschung des Auges durch das Ohr 1990

1

A documentary look behind the scenes at dubbing voices and sound effects. A scene is filmed and then copied three times with different sound effects and dialogues, thereby telling thre different stories.

1990

Die Stadt der Anderen

Die Stadt der Anderen 1989

1

Two women in two different countries leading different lives. One lives in Austria, one in Yugoslavia, yet their lives become strangely entangled for a moment in time. What if you wake up in somebody else's head and the city around you isn't the one you used to know?

1989

Tod eines Lesenden

Tod eines Lesenden 1984

1

A man reads a book. Ordinary enough, except that he is sentenced to death and scheduled to be shot in ten minutes. Obviously, he will not get to the end of the story. Based on an unfinished short story by Arthur Schnitzler.

1984

Der Tankwart

Der Tankwart 1991

1

A petrol pump attendant falls in love with a waitress of the service station restaurant. He manages to get the relationship started and even goes as far as buying her a new pair of shoes, but in the end fails to win her heart.

1991

Das Hartmut-Wolf-System

Das Hartmut-Wolf-System 1988

1

The Hartmut-Wolf-System is a relationship between two people which adheres to strict internal and external rules. The Hartmut-Wolf-System leads to self-destruction. A face à la viennoise.

1988

Savannah Bay

Savannah Bay 1989

1

The film tries to retain the memory, the compulsion and the nostalgia of a text by Marguerite Duras.

1989

Aisanma

Aisanma 1989

1

A man wakes up and doesn't know what has happened. Moments of memory and traces, which seem to fall in place, lead him to believe that he has murdered a woman.

1989

War in Vienna

War in Vienna 1989

1

A film about news, life and death. Before the media became so prevalent, we were concerned about our immediate neighborhood. At the end of the day, news was the subject of our conversations, but now it's possible to converse with someone at the other end of the globe. We do it all the time. It's simple. The world has become one big neighborhood. Now Headline News has replaced the back fence. That's the news service of the eigthies. It's a new idea and a new approach.

1989

Schlaf

Schlaf 1989

1

After a car accident, Sebastian contracts an uncanny sleeping sickness. Every day he sleeps a minute longer than the preceding day. Sebastian attempts to find out on his own what sleep is.

1989

Warten

Warten 1991

1

All are waiting everywhere

1991

Wohin verschwindet das Meer bei Ebbe?

Wohin verschwindet das Meer bei Ebbe? 1992

1

In the beginning is the sea. Night over the harbour. Then a plane takes off. Dana, the friend, leaves the airport building. Dana, the milliner, leaves the millinery. Dana, the traveller, sits in the train.

1992

Architekten der Liebe

Architekten der Liebe 1990

1

"Beautiful Homes" in the province. Martin loves Agnes. Agnes loves Martin, platonically. Daily routine after lunch: SEX. They have no secrets, but stringent regulations. Everything super-duper? If only the ARCHITECTS OF LOVE knew more about statics.

1990

Die vergessene Minderheit oder Die Geschichte einer Grenze

Die vergessene Minderheit oder Die Geschichte einer Grenze 1992

1

For centuries the Germans and Slovenes lived in peace with one another in southern Styria. Then, when the border was defined, the killing began. A picture of southern Styria far removed from the usual associations of wine-drinking, merry-making and seclusion and the literary fantasies about it...

1992

Idomeneo

Idomeneo 1988

1

Idomeneus, King of Crete, one of the great heroes during the total destruction of the famous city of Troy was sailing back to his realm when a terrible storm broke loose near the city of Sidon. The storm was of such violence that in his fear Idomeneus made a solemn promise to Neptune, God of the Seas, to sacrifice the first person -no matter who it be- that he would meet on the shore if he and his people would only get there safely.

1988

Wen die Götter lieben

Wen die Götter lieben 1992

1

Shifting between a suburban hostelry, domestic harmony and the idyllic setting of the Prater funfair, Johannes Holzhausen's documentation is a respectful and sympathetic observation of the long-term relationship between two people leading an unspectacular existence on the edge of society. A retrospective view of an unhappy life from the perspective of happier times.

1992

Vergiss Sneider!

Vergiss Sneider! 1987

1

Witty, literary and intellectual Kammerspiel film which presents the day after the end of the world as an allegory.

1987

R.O.T. - Film ohne UFOS

R.O.T. - Film ohne UFOS 1989

1

Every interior has an exterior. Every exposure is exhibition. My interior/exterior-consumed! Each cadre has a blatant lack of orientation. All questions remain unanswered.

1989

Parodontose Now

Parodontose Now 1983

1

In order to obtain his rehabilitation with his professional association because of malpractice committed in the past, Dr. Wilhelm Andacht, a dentist, must track down an ex-colleague, Dr. Engelbert Lang, and do away with him. The latter has been using rather unusual, very successful but unapproved methods of treatment. In addition, he enjoys great popularity among the population of the Totes Gebirge. To help him do his job, Dr. Andacht has been given a doctor, a masseur and an operating room aid. All of them are to be rehabilitated too. Their undertaking is a disastrous flop.

1983

Mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit

Mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit 1990

1

A permanent disposal site is being sought for toxic waste, and a protest movement develops. A film crew travels through Lower Austria to find out the real implications of the contamination we read about every day in our newspapers.

1990