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Wolfram Paulus (12 August 1957 - 28 May 2020) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter.
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In this well-photographed and sometimes confusing wartime drama, an Austrian village experiences the tragedy of war on several different levels. Within one family, the younger son is jealous of the praise his father gives to a Polish POW who is working for them under very difficult conditions. Within the village as a whole, the French, Polish, and Russian POWs are kept under guard by Nazi soldiers, creating a tense situation all around. But more importantly, the village has conspired to hide an Austrian deserter in a cave up in the mountains. This act of rebellion on the part of the deserter and the village hangs in a precarious balance that could be upset by a single traitorous comment to the Gestapo.
Dreams collide with daily routine: Wochenend deals with the subject of adolescence and captures a generation's awareness of life.
Early retired principal Helmut LĂĽrzer takes off to Italy with his mistress without a sound, leaving behind an unsuspecting and confused family. His wife Luise, their four grown-up children and even the grandchildren search for their grandfather. Helmut, who feels exploited and controlled by his domineering wife, remains true to his vow not to contact her for a year.
After nearly two decades of wedded bliss, Rosemarie and Hubert Haller's marriage is a shambles. While Rosemarie begins an affair with Bernd, a self-proclaimed guru, adventuresome charmer Hubert finds refuge in the arms of Monica. At the last moment, Hubert and Rosemarie realize that they still have a chance for a future together.
Two couples on vacation in the Austrian alps is a recipe for adultery? Dr. Helmut Baer falls on the first day there and twists his leg. The lady next door is a masseuse. She stays behind while their spouses go with the children on an overnight hike in the mountains. Both couples become tempted by each other, but only one acts upon it. Adultery is in the air!
Set in the midst of World War II and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew and they must find him immediately.
Teenage girl idolises television game show host, and gets a chance to be his assistant.
This melodrama about love in the third age focuses on the 65-year-old Mathilde living alone after the death of her husband. When she gets to know the attractive Carlo in the opera, she sleeps with him at the same evening. Mathilde tries to call him up some days later, but learns he gave her a wrong number. Despite this disappointing experience, she gets to know the sympathetic Hannes. They become a couple, but after a while, Mathilde meets Carlo, who apologizes and admits being married to a dead sick woman, again...
A female athlete returns to competitive sports after already having ended her career.
A coming-of-age drama about an unhappy teenager who is repressed by his conservative and ambitious family.
Both have families, both are gripped by a perilous passion. Simon, school professor, and Helga, wife of a successful internist, get to know each other on their daily journey to kindergarten. They fall in love, but how should it go on?
Documentary about a rural area of Austria.
A village in Upper Austria. The sudden death of his mother drives ten-year old Wastl into isolation. His only friend is Franziska, a 16-year-old girl from a conservative, sober-minded family background who dreams of a dancing career. A very exceptional, subtile love story develops against all odds.
Flori and Lucy are on holiday in Turkey. By accident they meet their class mate Ali, who is visiting his grandfather. Ahmet, a genie, sends the three kids on a treasure hunt near an old castle. They find real jewels and the hunt turns into a real adventure when it becomes apparent that a German gangster duo is looking for the treasure as well.
Archaic moments from the past 2,000 years, dealing with love, jealousy, betrayal, hatred, and war. At the center of each story is a man of action: someone who, based on their religious, ethical, moral, or personal convictions, stands up against the prevailing opinion, the dominant society, or a ruling political system.
The time of great festivities, of noble health-resort idyll are long gone. A place torn by modern functional buildings and decaying, once fashionable hotel palaces. In this scenery, Lenz, a masseur, is struggling for his survival, barely keeping a day-to-day routine. He has become estranged from his wife and child. When he meets the dancer Nurit his life is thrown completely out of balance.
Short poetic documentary about Salzburg.
The main characters of the story are Pauli, a teacher's son, and Sepp, the son of a sawmill owner. They get to know each other while serving as altar boys, become friends and decide to form their own gang with themselves as leaders. Their first major objective will be a battle against a notorious gang from the neighboring village . . .
Three people from a village head to the big city.