ViennaFilm 1896-1976
Wienfilm 1896-1976
Release: 1977-01-01
·Runtime: 117m
Documentary
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
Production Countries
Austria
Cast
Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
Sigmund Freud
as Self (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
as Self (archive footage)
Otto Muehl
as Self
Engelbert Dollfuß
as Self (archive footage)
Valie Export
as Self
Louis Lumière
as Self (archive footage)
Elfriede Datzig
as Self
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Ernst Josef Lauscher
as Self
Auguste Lumière
as Self (archive footage)