Wienfilm 1896-1976

117 minutes

1/1/1977

Overview

This film is a kind of anthology about Vienna, from the invention of film to the present day. The aim is to break down the usual clichéd "image of Vienna" such as that found in the traditional "Vienna Film" by juxtaposing documentary footage, newly shot material and subjective sequences created by various artists. Individual, self-contained sections of the film gain new meaning within the context of historical material. Familiar sites appear estranged when edited together with historical scenes. Other scenes appear like a persiflage or satirical. The film does not incorporate any commentary whatsoever. It is a collage of diverse materials aimed at conveying a distanced image of Vienna to the viewer

Cast List

Friedrich Achleitner
as Self
Marc Adrian
as Self
H.C. Artmann
as Self
Helmut Benedict
as Self
Moucle Blackout
as Self
Joe Berger
as Wiener
Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Elfriede Datzig
as Self
Irina David
as Self
Engelbert Dollfuß
as Self (archive footage)
Emperor Franz Josef
as Self (archive footage)
Wolfgang Ernst
as Self
Valie Export
as Self
Padhi Frieberger
as Self
Sigmund Freud
as Self (archive footage)
Walter Funda
as Self
Alexander Girardi
as Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
as Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Ernst Jandl
as Self
Günther Janicek
as Self
Bernd Klamer
as Self
Werner Kofler
as Self
Brenda Kronheim
as Self
Sheila Kronheim
as Self
Theodor Körner
as Self (archive footage)
Ernst Josef Lauscher
as Self
Auguste Lumière
as Self (archive footage)
Otto Muehl
as Self
Arnulf Rainer
as Self
Karl Renner
as Self (archive footage)
Kurt Schuschnigg
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Weibel
as Self
Louis Lumière
as Self (archive footage)
Friederike Mayröcker
as Self
Gerhard Rühm
as Self