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Films from the country "austria", sorted by revenue
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Manitou's Shoe (2001)
, 1h27Directed by Michael Herbig
Origin Austria
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Michael Herbig, Richard "Rick" Kavanian, Hilmi Sözer, Marie Bäumer, Sky du Mont, Irshad Panjatan
Abahachi (Michael Herbig) and his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) are an inseparable pair since Ranger saved Abahachi from a speeding train on an unguarded railroad crossing. When they aim to buy a pub with the monetary help of Shoshone chief Stinking Lizard ("Listiger Lurch" in the German original - "Astute Lurch") through real estate agent Santa Maria (Sky du Mont), the deal (and pub) collapse, and Stinking Lizard's son, who has delivered the loan, is killed by Santa himself. Upon their return to their Shoshone tribe, they find themselves set up by Santa Maria and are unjustly charged with murder.
The Three Musketeers (1993)
, 1h45Directed by Stephen Herek
Origin Austria
Genres Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt, Tim Curry, Rebecca De Mornay
In 1625 France, following in his late father's footsteps, D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) sets off to Paris in hopes of becoming a member of the Musketeers, a band of men sworn to serve and protect the King of France. D'Artagnan is pursued by Gérard and his brothers, who accuse him of blemishing their sister's honor. Gérard saw his sister kissing d'Artagnan goodbye or as d'Artagnan put it "she wanted to give me something to remember her by!" At Musketeer Headquarters, Captain Rochefort (Michael Wincott) and the cardinal's guards have disbanded the musketeers as per the orders of Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry), the King's minister, ostensibly to help fight in an impending war with England. Rochefort confides to the Cardinal that there are three musketeers that have refused to relinquish their duties: Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Porthos (Oliver Platt), and Aramis (Charlie Sheen).
Amour (2012)
, 2h6Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Rita Blanco, William Shimell, Dinara Droukarova
After residents of an apartment building complain of a weird smell coming from one of the apartments, the brigade of firemen and police break down the door of the apartment in Paris to find the corpse of Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) lying on a bed, adorned with cut flowers.
The White Ribbon (2009)
, 2h24Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Historical, Crime
Themes Films about children
Actors Susanne Lothar, Josef Bierbichler, Ulrich Tukur, Christian Friedel, Burghart Klaußner, Ursina Lardi
The memories of an unnamed elderly tailor form a parable from the distant year he worked as a village schoolteacher and met his fiancée Eva, a nanny. The setting is the fictitious Protestant village of Eichwald, Germany, from July 1913 to 9 August 1914, where the local pastor, the doctor and the baron rule the roost over the area's women, children and peasant farmers.
The Piano Teacher (2001)
, 2h10Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Piano, Erotic thriller films
Actors Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel, Annie Girardot, Susanne Lothar, Anna Sigalevitch, Eva Green
Erika Kohut is a piano professor at a Vienna music conservatory. Although already in her forties, she still lives in an apartment with her domineering mother; her father is a long-standing resident in a psychiatric asylum.
Brothers of the Wind (2015)
, 1h37Directed by Gerardo Olivares
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Jean Reno, Tobias Moretti
Dans une contrée indéterminée des Alpes, dans les années 1960, Keller (Tobias Moretti) et son fils Lukas (Manuel Camacho) vivent dans les montagnes, seuls, après que la mère de Lukas (et épouse de Keller) soit décédée dans l'incendie de leur maison. Keller, aigri par la perte de sa femme, ne parvient pas à vivre en équilibre et en bonne entente avec son fils, qui se tourne de plus en plus vers la nature, en évitant le contact de ses semblables. Rien ne semble redonner à Lukas le goût de la vie, si ce n'est qu'un jour il découvre un aiglon qui, chassé par son frère aîné, est tombé de son nid d'aigle. Lukas décide de s'occuper de l'oiseau. Il lui donne pour nom Abel, comme l'Abel de la Bible qui fut tué par son frère Caïn. Tout comme Lukas, Abel aussi a perdu un de ses deux parents et est aussi délaissé par le parent survivant. Le garde forestier Danzer (Jean Reno), pris d'affection pour Lukas, aidera ce dernier à nourrir et à élever l'aiglon. Mais Danzer sait qu'aussi bien l'aigle que l'enfant devront grandir, surmonter les obstacles de la vie, et se réconcilier avec leurs respectives familles.
Goodnight Mommy (2015)
, 1h40Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Susanne Wuest, Michael Ande, Ruth Leuwerik
After undergoing cosmetic facial surgery, a mother (Susanne Wuest) comes back home to her modern, isolated lakeside house and her ten-year-old twins, Elias and Lukas (Elias and Lukas Schwarz). Her head is swathed in bandages, with only her eyes and mouth visible. The twins are unnerved with their mother's appearance and are further taken aback when she begins to exhibit strange behavior. She pointedly ignores Lukas and appears to only acknowledge Elias in conversation. Though it is the middle of summer, the mother orders the twins to keep the blinds closed during the day, imposes a strict rule of silence inside the house, and allows them to only play outdoors. The mother also acts cruel and lashes out at Elias physically when he displays mischievous or disobedient acts; something that the boys comment that their mother would never do.
Silentium (2004)
, 1h56Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Josef Hader, Joachim Król, Christoph Schlingensief, Udo Samel, Anne Bennent, Georg Friedrich
Lorsque l’on retrouve le corps de Gottlieb Dornhelm, le beau-fils du directeur de l'Opéra, et que la police conclut à un suicide, le Tout-Salzbourg pousse un soupir de soulagement. En publiant récemment un livre où il révélait les sévices qu'il avait subis étant jeune, dans un internat religieux, le suicidé ne s'était pas fait que des amis. Persuadée que la police a mené une enquête de complaisance, la ravissante veuve Konstance Dornhelm engage le détective Simon Brenner pour tenter de découvrir la vérité. Pour être recueilli au monastère de l’internat, il se déguise en sans-abri et plonge dans le monde vicié du silence religieux. Aidé de son vieil ami Berti devenu coursier pour l’Opéra, il s’infiltre dans les coulisses du festival de Salzbourg. En se mettant à enquêter sur tout ce que la ville de Mozart et de Freud compte de soutanes et de tutus, Brenner soulèvera quelques vérités qui ne sentent pas forcément très bon.
Dog Days (2001)
, 2h1Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Maria Hofstätter, Franziska Weisz, Georg Friedrich
Klaudia danse dans une discothèque, plusieurs hommes tournent autour d'elle. Son petit ami Mario, jaloux, provoque une bagarre et se fait expulser. Dans la voiture, il la bat, lui reproche son comportement puis l'abandonne sur le bas-côté d'une route. Le lendemain, ils se croisent, il s'excuse, ils vont dans la voiture pour faire l'amour puis Mario recommence la même scène violente que la veille.
Revanche (2008)
, 2h1Directed by Götz Spielmann
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Hanno Pöschl, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss
Alex works in Vienna for Konecny, owner of the brothel "Cinderella", where Tamara, a Ukrainian prostitute, also works. Konecny has a possessive attitude towards Tamara, not realizing that she and Alex are in a secret relationship and want to leave Vienna as soon as possible to begin a new life together. While visiting his grandfather Hausner, who lives on a smallholding in the country, Alex decides to rob the local bank.
Antares (2004)
, 1h55Directed by Götz Spielmann
Origin Austria
Genres Drama
Actors Susanne Wuest, Andreas Kiendl
Eva contrôle parfaitement sa vie, entre son travail d'infirmière et son rôle d'épouse et de mère. Un jour, elle retrouve à la sortie de son travail, Tomasz, une ancienne connaissance. Après quelques nuits torrides avec Eva, Tomasz reprend l'avion ramenant chez lui des photos très compromettantes, à l'évocation desquelles rien ne sera plus jamais pareil. Sonja, caissière dans une épicerie, est maladivement jalouse de son mari, Marco, et elle a toutes les raisons de l'être. Elle pense qu'un bébé pourrait tout changer... Cela fait quelque temps que Nicole a divorcé d'Alex, un agent immobilier et il n'y a plus de place pour lui dans sa nouvelle vie de mère célibataire. L'impuissance d'Alex à changer la situation se heurte toujours aux mêmes obstacles. Ignorance et arrogance, et pour finir la haine et la violence.
Funny Games (1997)
, 1h48Directed by Michael Haneke
Origin Austria
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about films, Jeu, Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering, Doris Kunstmann, Wolfgang Glück
The film begins with a wealthy Austrian family—Georg, his wife Anna, their son Georgie, and their dog Rolfi—arriving at their holiday home beside a lake in Austria. They spot their next-door neighbor Fred accompanied by two young Viennese men, Peter and Paul, one of whom Fred introduces as the son of a friend.
Paradise: Love (2012)
, 2hDirected by Ulrich Seidl
Origin Austria
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Margarete Tiesel, Maria Hofstätter
50-year-old Austrian woman Teresa is on holiday in a beach resort in Kenya. She encounters younger men and has sex with them. She worries whether they really find her attractive. Actually they are prostitutes, although they deny that they have had encounters with other white women and do not ask a fee for their services, but instead ask for financial support for relatives in need. Teresa's friends hire a male stripper for her birthday, who dances nude for them. They are disappointed that they do not succeed much in sexually arousing him. Later Teresa invites the bartender of her resort into her room and instructs him to kiss her genital area, which he politely declines. Angrily she tells him to get out.
Michael (2023)
, 1h36Origin Austria
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Ursula Strauss
The film's title character is an insurance broker who lives a quiet, unassuming existence — and who secretly keeps a 10-year-old boy called Wolfgang in his soundproof basement. He sexually abuses the boy, but they otherwise have somewhat of a father–son relationship. In the evenings, after Michael locks the door and closes the blinds, Wolfgang is allowed into the living room for dinner and to watch TV. When in hospital after an accident, Michael is in a hurry to be released and return to Wolfgang. When Wolfgang gets sick Michael digs a grave in the woods, in case Wolfgang dies. However, he recovers. The boy writes a letter to his parents, to be mailed by Michael, but Michael does not send it and lies to Wolfgang, saying his parents don’t want him back.
Paradise: Hope (2013)
, 1h40Directed by Ulrich Seidl
Origin Austria
Genres Drama
Actors Maria Hofstätter
While Melanie's mother spends her holidays in Kenya, a group overweight girls go a diet camp in the Austrian mountains. Everyday life in the camp is marked by drills, rationed meals, and food counseling. At night, the girls discuss puberty's problems, smoke cigarettes and take food from the kitchen. Melanie falls in love with her physician and director of the camp. The doctor is torn between the duty to professional distance and his emotions, which become stronger against his will. At the end, he forces himself to prohibit further contact between him and Melanie, causing her deep distress.