Heidi Melinc

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Die Weltmaschine
7.7

Die Weltmaschine

Mar 21, 1981

Die Weltmaschine
1981 95 min 3 vues
After the passing of her husband, the commissioned painter Anneliese Psiko decides to travel across the country. In the Austrian province of Styria, she discovers a strange work of art entitled "Weltmaschine" (World Machine). From now on, it will change her life significantly.
Mystery
Die Weltmaschine
7.7

Die Weltmaschine

Mar 21, 1981

Die Weltmaschine
1981 95 min 3 vues
After the passing of her husband, the commissioned painter Anneliese Psiko decides to travel across the country. In the Austrian province of Styria, she discovers a strange work of art entitled "Weltmaschine" (World Machine). From now on, it will change her life significantly.
Mystery
1945
4.3

1945

May 23, 1994

1945
1994 86 min 3 vues
Drama
Der Kopf des Mohren
7.1

Der Kopf des Mohren

May 18, 1995

Der Kopf des Mohren
1995 120 min 8 vues
Georg, who is happy with his job as a scientist, with his loving wife and with his three children, hears one day that an accident has happened in a chemical plant nearby. All of a sudden, he finds himself face to face with one of the victims. The man, whose face has been eaten away by the sour gas that escaped from the plant, is staring at him in despair. Does Georg really see the man or is this a mere hallucination? Is he becoming insane or is he more alert to the dangers of the world than the common man?
Drama
Midnight Cop
4.2

Midnight Cop

Nov 03, 1988

Midnight Cop
1988 95 min 7 vues
Police Commissioner Alex Glass has been twisted into a sarcastic cynic by the hard luck story that is his life and by his daily contact with the criminals of Berlin's underground. His new assistant, Shirly Mai, is an attractive and conscientious woman who embodies a quality of virtue that her boss gave up a long time ago. They have both been assigned to solve a series of gruesome murders that have been taking place in Berlin's drug and prostitution ganglands. The prime suspect is George Miskowski, a pusher who supplies Berlin's brothels and hookers with cocaine and heroin.
Thriller
O Palmenbaum
5.9

O Palmenbaum

Dec 27, 2000

O Palmenbaum
2000 137 min 19 vues
Kati and Jonas have planned to get married secretly during their Christmas trip to Mauritius - but in the end, Kati's entire family gets wind of the plan and shows up at the airport to accompany them.
Romance
Der schwarze Fluch
1

Der schwarze Fluch

May 28, 1995

Der schwarze Fluch
1995 94 min 1 vues
A reporter becomes embroiled in a deadly game when researching a series of murders on a South American island.
Thriller
Wahnfried
5

Wahnfried

Apr 16, 1986

Wahnfried
1986 173 min 3 vues
Wahnfried (German: Richard und Cosima, French: Richard et Cosima) is a 1986 West German-French drama film directed by Peter Patzak about the life of Richard Wagner. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen
2

Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen

Sep 01, 1990

Gavre Princip - Himmel unter Steinen
1990 93 min 1 vues
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot to death in Sarajewo. His assassination caused a chain of events that brought about World War I and the downfall of old Europe. Who is the assassin? Who is GAVRE PRINCIP, a man that fate brought into the center of world attention. The subject of the film is not the historical background but rather the psychological makeup of PRINCIP at the age of seventeen.
History
Frau Berta Garlan
1

Frau Berta Garlan

Jan 01, 1989

Frau Berta Garlan
1989 97 min 1 vues
The adaption of Arthur Schnitzler's brilliant study of the moral illusion and reality in a small town near Vienna at the end of the century. - After the famous radio adaption by Max Ophüls in 1954.
Drama
Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt
5

Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt

Sep 17, 1981

Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt
1981 153 min 5 vues
This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold hired gun (masterfully played by Frank Gorschin), and the bizarre satire of the Austrian TV serial "Kottan ermittelt".
Comedy
Die Letzte Runde
2.5

Die Letzte Runde

Nov 04, 1983

Die Letzte Runde
1983 88 min 2 vues
The intellectual Willie flees from his bourgeois-academic environment, leaving behind his wife, child, and job to lead a vagabond life. In Vienna, he meets the retired laborer Josef, who becomes his closest friend. Together, they drink and roam the city. Willie makes one last attempt to visit his ex-wife in Salzburg, but she turns him away. Secretly, he takes his son Tommi with him, putting him in danger when they encounter a sinister motorcycle gang.
Drama
Tiger - Frühling in Wien
2

Tiger - Frühling in Wien

Dec 14, 1984

Tiger - Frühling in Wien
1984 91 min 1 vues
Martin Powolny, a down and out actor, calls himself Tiger. He lives in a tree house and practices his characteristic yell. An offer to make a film and an air-travel ticket entice him into the big city of Vienna. The director hopes he can finance the film if Tiger plays the leading role. There is no screen story as yet. Running away from a mean nightclub owner, Tiger is hit by an automobile and lands in a hospital.
Comedy
Ilona & Kurti
2

Ilona & Kurti

Jan 02, 1991

Ilona & Kurti
1991 95 min 1 vues
Kurt Schneider is a superficial and funloving character. Instigated by his mother he swindles his way into the legacy of a house and some money. Both Kurti and his mother are certain there are no legal heirs to the property. Great is their surprise when Ilona appears, who is the legal heiress coming from a remote part of Yugoslavia. Several attempts to get rid of that "Tschusch" prove unsuccessful. Once Mama Schneider gets to know that Ilona is also the beneficiary of a sizable life assurance contract, she destines her son to marry Ilona. While trying to double-cross Ilona, Kurti actually falls in love with her. Now it is Ilona's turn to take vengeance on mother Schneider and to prompt Kurti to take a clear-cut decision...
Comedy
Lex Minister
1

Lex Minister

Sep 21, 1990

Lex Minister
1990 137 min 1 vues
Minister Otto Sauer has just resigned. As usual, he walks over to the Eden Bar to muse about the rise and the fall of the mighty. This time, however, the evening takes a different course. He himself gives an account of the symbiosis of power and corruption while still defending it. In his opinion he has been made the scapegoat of the party. The overthrown minister is a fictional figure, yet so easy to recognize.
Comedy
Dead Flowers
1

Dead Flowers

Oct 23, 1992

Dead Flowers
1992 90 min 1 vues
Alex (Thierry Van Werveke), a pest exterminator who lives with his grandmother, picks up a stranded woman (Kate Valk) who claims to be the American daughter of a spy.
Drama
The More I See You
1

The More I See You

Sep 16, 1992

The More I See You
1992 90 min 1 vues
Paul, on receiving a phone call from his girlfriend, tears himself away from his workaholic life and sets off for Italy. On the road he settles down at the wheel, listens to the hum of the tires on the asphalt and enjoys the journey. But he is held up by a breakdown. By the time he arrives, his girlfriend has already left. Longing to see her he lingers on, and while he passes the time he experiences moments of unexpected delight. His waiting turns into a voyage of indulgence. His longing grows and tantalizes.
Drama
Indien
7.773

Indien

Oct 07, 1993

Indien
1993 90 min 44 vues
Paul, on receiving a phone call from his girlfriend, tears himself away from his workaholic life and sets off for Italy. On the road he settles down at the wheel, listens to the hum of the tires on the asphalt and enjoys the journey. But he is held up by a breakdown. By the time he arrives, his girlfriend has already left. Longing to see her he lingers on, and while he passes the time he experiences moments of unexpected delight. His waiting turns into a voyage of indulgence. His longing grows and tantalizes.
Comedy
Muttertag
7.3

Muttertag

Feb 23, 1994

Muttertag
1994 99 min 29 vues
48 hours in the life of the Neugebauer family. The May weekend with a small family celebration, which was planned as peaceful and contemplative, turns out to be a kind of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Vienna's municipal housing estate. Just like the other residents, the Neugebauers are preparing for the impending Mother's Day.
Comedy
Joint Venture
2

Joint Venture

Feb 01, 1995

Joint Venture
1995 100 min 1 vues
Prague 1994, hotbed of international profiteers. Here you can still find buyers for discarded everyday objects, here you can still buy cheap houses - provided you can find a Czech straw man. Joint venture, a rogue comedy in which everyone believes they are smarter than the other and everyone hopes to win their dirty game at the other's expense.
Crime
Freispiel
6.6

Freispiel

Oct 05, 1995

Freispiel
1995 94 min 5 vues
A 36-year-old high-school music teacher in Vienna yearns to become a rock musician. His life consists of defiant students, cynical colleagues, and a broken marriage. Does he have a chance at his dream?
Suzie Washington
5.167

Suzie Washington

Dec 31, 1998

Suzie Washington
1998 87 min 6 vues
Nana Iaschwili, a teacher from East Europe, wants to emigrate to America to start a new life. After landing in Vienna, the authorities notice her falsified visa and arrest her. Nana, threatened with deportation, would prefer anything except being sent back and escapes. She must keep on the move constantly. The police are hot on her trail. Together with other illegal aliens, Nana, alias "Suzie Washington", flees to the so-called "green border", the no-man's-land between East and West. The police, cows and lonely men keep getting in her way.
Drama
7

Nov 20, 1991
1991 min 1 vues
This sociocritical film series in 4 parts is a follow-up to the Alpensaga and depicts the economic and cultural development in Austria after the war. Individual films focus on the themes of individualization and the rise of consume culture as well as the political shift of the dominating social democratic forces from a blue-collar party to more market oriented policies.
Drama