Austria
Category: Foreign
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FullscreenSKU: D40921
Follow the charming 19th-century exploits of Elisabeth of Bavaria, aka Sissi (Romy Schneider), in this beloved trilogy of Austrian historical romances. First, "Sissi" (1955) concerns the young arrival at court at the side of her sister, who is to be engaged to Emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Bohm). The ruler, however, falls in ... more
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Sissi: Forever My Love(1962)
FullscreenSKU: D24154
This condensation of Austrian cinema's 1950s "Sissi" trilogy follows the remarkable life of 19th-century regent Empress Elisabeth (Romy Schneider) throughout her courtship and marriage with Franz Joseph I (Karlheinz Bohm). Magda Schneider, Vilma Degischer, Gustav Knuth co-star. AKA: "Forever My Love." 139 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
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Invisible Adversaries(1977)
FullscreenSKU: D05774
Austrian filmmaker Valie Export's little-seen, quirky tales have earned her a cult following, as in this sci-fi drama of a photographer who uncovers an alien plan to take over the planet by increasing people's aggressive tendencies. Visually stunning and sexually frank film stars Susanne Widl, Peter Weibel. 112 min. Standard; Soundtrack: ... more
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Menschenfrauen(1980)
FullscreenSKU: D23577
Described as "a human view of a woman's place in a man's world," Valie Export's drama focuses on a faithless journalist who is married and having affairs with a nurse, a teacher, and a barmaid. When the women decide that they want more from life than what he can offer them, they turn the tables on him--with surprising results. Renee ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D04657
A dedicated reporter (Adelheid Arndt) finds her investigative skills truly put to the test when her lover is implicated in a murder case. The trail of clues leads her into Hamburg's sordid sexual underworld, where she finds her fantasies causing problems after a reunion with a former boyfriend involved in the arms trade. West German-Austrian ... more
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Dog Days (Hundstage)(2001)
SKU: D71480
"Hot town, summer in the city"...but the city here is Vienna, Austria, and over the course of several sweltering days a seemingly staid suburban community will have its veneer of civilization melted away, as a string of interconnected stories of hatred, jealousy and rage come to the surface. Director/co-scripter Ulrich Seidl's satirical ... more
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Dog Days (Hundstage)(2001)
SKU: D71481
"Hot town, summer in the city"...but the city here is Vienna, Austria, and over the course of several sweltering days a seemingly staid suburban community will have its veneer of civilization melted away, as a string of interconnected stories of hatred, jealousy and rage come to the surface. Director/co-scripter Ulrich Seidl's satirical ... more
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SKU: D73533
Austrian filmmaker Barbara Albert's multi-layered character study of life, chance and fate tracks the ongoing effects the death of a housewife--who six years earlier was the sole survivor of a plane crash--in an auto accident has on the dead woman's family and friends, as well as the couple who were in the other car. Kathrin Resetarits, ... more
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Antares(2004)
SKU: D88608
An automobile accident connects the life stories of three separate couples living in the same Vienna high-rise, in this sensual and dramatic film from Austria. A young couple pushes the boundaries of their sexual relations (which are explicitly depicted) with adventurous experimentation; a false pregnancy and infidelities plague an ... more
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SKU: D96088
Incredible performances highlight this atmospheric Austrian drama following a teen's journey to uncover the truth about his family and himself. Believing that his mother works nights as a waitress, his worldview is forever changed when he discovers that she is really a prostitute. Now, he tries to come to terms with uncovering the secret ... more
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Falling (Fallen)(2006)
SKU: D46375
Five female classmates reunite at the funeral of one of their teachers. The Austrian women, now in their 30s, discover just how far they have truly separated in the years since they attended school together, yet they are reluctant to separate as the day goes on and mourning turns to conflict, celebration, and transformation. Gabriella ... more
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Revanche(2008)
SKU: D03398
Ex-convict Alex (Johannes Krisch) takes a position working at a brothel in Vienna, where he meets and falls in love with Ukrainian prostitute Tamara (Irina Potapenko). Drawn to him when he promises a better life away from her abusive clientele, Tamara gets involved in Alex's scheme to rob a bank--a daring plot that goes horribly awry. ... more
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Lourdes(2009)
WidescreenSKU: D07474
This subtly satiric, yet sometimes touching, examination of faith, desire, and religion stars Sylvie Testud as Christine, a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. To break up the monotony of her existence, she makes a pilgrimage to Lourdes, the Virgin Mary's alleged healing ... more
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Breathing(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D09018
Can you learn something about life when your work is all about death? A young convicted murderer (Thomas Schubert) takes a job at the local morgue, hoping the position will assist in obtaining a parole. His labors soon take him to a place beyond his own selfish interests--to a state of mind that permits him to grapple with the horrible ... more
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My Best Enemy(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D24275
Before Hitler's rise, Victor (Moritz Bleibtreu) was the son of prosperous Austrian-Jewish art dealers, and servants' son Rudi (Georg Friedrich) was his best friend. A few short years finds SS officer Rudi out to collar Victor over a Michelangelo forgery that had temporarily bought his freedom. An unexpected plane crash brings another ... more
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Michael(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D42355
To his family, neighbors, and co-workers, thirtysomething Austrian insurance agent Michael (Michael Fuith) seems like a normal, if quiet, guy. What none of them know is that he's a pedophile who's keeping 10-year-old Wolfgang (David Rauchenberger) imprisoned in his cellar. Based on true stories, rookie director Markus Schleinzer's thriller ... more
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The Fatherless(2011)
WidescreenSKU: D84791
Four adult siblings gather in the Austrian countryside after their father passes away. With four days yet to pass before the funeral, the mourners match the hot weather outside with increasingly dramatic explorations of their memories, the two brothers and two sisters discovering that the roots of their present-day personalities--and ... more
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