Manfred Schmid

When Hans Hass seeks a secretary for his Viennese office in the summer of 1947, Lotte Baierl applies for the job. She has just graduated from high school and is a big fan of Hass. Lotte is learning how to handle diving equipment and underwater cameras, as she wants to participate in the next expedition. Hass, who is initially against the participation of a woman, changes his mind. The TV movie tells the story of the two diving pioneers.

Axel, 16 ans, se dispute avec son beau-père et devient membre d’un groupe néo-nazi. Pour prouver sa fidélité au groupe, il tue un travailleur social, et va se réfugier chez un vieil homme , Gustav, (Helmut Berger), qui tient un pressing. Axel rappelle à Gustav son amour de jeunesse, un amour qu’il a trahi à la Gestapo pendant la dernière guerre. Est-ce pour se racheter qu’il recueille Axel ? Celui-ci va devoir choisir entre ses amis de la rue, homophobes, et un vieil homosexuel, obsédé par ses souvenirs…

Sternberg lands with his parachute in the bed of a stewardess, in the car of an airport employee and finally on a freeway service area. There he meets Harry. Harry is blind and he joins Sternberg who is looking for his Hedi. Together they land in the flat of the model married couple, Alf and Evy. With his appearance he upsets the day-to-day life of the couple.

Judit is up to her neck in art studies and the elitist art community but chucks it all to pursue a successful career as a billiard professional -- not exactly a likely alternative in real life, but certainly more lucrative. Just as she is finally at the apex of her chosen second field, Judit encounters male jealously and/or aggression in the form of intentional snubs from this different class of snobs, or in the worse instances, rape. Director Kitty Kino portrays many of the male figures in this film as weak, or drunk, or simply offensive, and because of the emphasis on those traits, the film will raise objections from some viewers. On the other hand, many women might see this film and feel that at least it brings up the difficulties women can face in getting ahead in a male-dominated arena, instead of side-stepping or ignoring the role of male prejudice.

Joseph von Träubesser is a scion of a wealthy aristocratic family. He's not satisfied with idle bliss but is ambitious and tries to become a good painter. His family and especially his nephew Leonid, who could be taken for his twin, think he's cracked. Fabian Cabanas, a famous painter, isn't at all pleased with his life. Apion Herbst, a postman and spiritualist, holds séances when off duty and helps Fabian to a new body. And Joseph too profits from this séance.

Michael Lanzmann, a Viennese Jew of the war generation, receives a letter.

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.

Le travail d'enquêtes souvent rythmé de la police de navigation viennoise, intervenant sur le Danube et ses affluents.

Le travail d'enquêtes souvent rythmé de la police de navigation viennoise, intervenant sur le Danube et ses affluents.