The Italian (1972)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Italian |
| Original title | The Italian |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1972 |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ferry Radax |
| script | Ferry Radax |
| production | Günter Herbertz, IFAGE Wiesbaden, WDR Cologne |
| music | after Béla Bartók |
| camera | Gérard Vandenberg |
| cut | Ferry Radax with Yvonne Kölsch |
| occupation | |
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The Italian is a TV film by Ferry Radax , based on a template by Thomas Bernhard .
description
The lord of the castle is found shot. Family and employees moved the question, murder or suicide. But the police are not notified.
The dead man's sister calmly organizes the funeral. Hungry mourners wait in the castle for their breakfast.
While the funeral takes place behind a miners' chapel, the son escapes into the garden with an Italian guest. Their path leads into a forest on a meadow with a mass grave of Polish soldiers who were shot in the war.
Film location
The film was shot in Wolfsegg am Hausruck . A place where Bernhard often stayed because he lived in the neighboring community of Ottnang am Hausruck .
Awards
- In 1972 Thomas Bernhard (book), Ferry Radax (director) and Gérard Vandenberg (camera) received the Adolf Grimme Prize for the most interesting experiment at Der Italiener .
literature
- Thomas Bernhard: The Italian , with photos from the film, Salzburg Residence 1971, ISBN 3-7017-0012-5 .
Web links
- The Italians in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Ferry Radax See filmography. See year 1972.