Another View 2019 / Die Kinder der Toten / Austria 2018
A bloody car crash, undead doppelgängers, a grand feast at a Styrian pub, and a group of starving Syrians at death’s door… Thanks to such unforgettable scenes, directing duo Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška have succeeded in transforming Elfriede Jelinek’s magnum opus into an over-the-top, silent 8 mm horror movie that shines for its one-of-a-kind cinematic style and ruthless irony.
A bloody car crash, undead doppelgängers, a grand feast at a Styrian pub, and a group of starving Syrians at death’s door… Thanks to such bizarre scenes, directing duo Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška have succeeded in transforming Elfriede Jelinek’s magnum opus into an over-the-top, silent 8 mm horror movie that ably combines the mysterious with the grotesque. Die Kinder der Toten is a highly topical and reflective satire of contemporary Austrian society that uses archaic but successfully updated stylistic tools, ruthless irony, and a jarring soundtrack to lodge itself in the mind and not let go.
Natalia Kozáková
90 min / Color, DCP
Director Kelly Copper, Pavol Liška
/ Screenplay Kelly Copper , Pavol Liška
/ Dir. of Photography Kelly Copper, Pavol Liška
/ Music Wolfgang Mitterer
/ Editor Kelly Copper, Pavol Liška
/ Art Director Claus Philipp
/ Producer Claus Philipp, Georg Aschauer
/ Production Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion
/ Cast Andrea Maier, Greta Kostka, Klaus Unterrieder, Georg Beyer
/ Contact Austrian Films
Kelly Copper. Filmography: Die Kinder der Toten (2019)
Pavol Liška. Filmography: Die Kinder der Toten (2019)
Austrian Films
Stiftgasse 6, 1070, Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 152 633 23
E-mail: [email protected]
Martin Schweighofer
Film Institution Rep.
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