
This historical and analytical documentary draws attention to the background of the roots of "New Austrian Cinema" and presents Austria as a film country to be taken seriously. The audience gets to see rare early works by well-known filmmakers as well as shots of landscapes that served as a source of inspiration and locations that have produced important Austrian films since the end of the 19th century.

Michael Haneke
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Ulrich Seidl
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Jessica Hausner
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Nikolaus Geyrhalter
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Barbara Albert
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Nikolaus Wostry
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Robert Dassanowsky
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Paulina Moroder
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Franz Gibran
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Erni Mangold
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Mark Bujdos
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Victoria Preminger
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Peter Kubelka
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Maria Dammer
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Klaus Maria Brandauer
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