The Neighbor (1992)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The neighbor |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1992 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Götz Spielmann |
| script | Götz Spielmann |
| production |
Helmut Grasser , Manfred Fritsch |
| music | Michael Henning |
| camera | Peter Zeitlinger |
| cut | Hubert Canaval |
| occupation | |
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The Neighbor is an Austrian tragedy film from 1992 . Directed by Götz Spielmann .
action
Old Mr. Pavlik lives lonely in an old Viennese suburb on the Schnellbahn . His only companion is a female bird whom he affectionately calls Gerti. He is the owner of an antiquarian bookshop that is not very busy. Mr. Pavlik also takes care of the dying Mrs. Smekal by bringing her the food from the inn. He also always lends her reading books from his shop free of charge. One evening, when Pavlik tried to bring the supper to Ms. Smekal, she had already passed away. The next day, Pavlik is in a bad mood and brutally expels a customer from his shop. After Mrs. Smekal is buried, her son Herbert appears, who thinks his mother's apartment is old-fashioned. When Pavlik starts talking to the young Smekal, the argument between the two escalates because Herbert didn't take care of his old mother, and Pavlik then calls him a rascal . Smekal's friend is the young Czech Michaela with her little daughter Agnes. She and Herbert move into his mother's apartment. The neighbor gossiping with Mr. Pavlik and suggests that the young Michaela because she evenings always wegfahre by taxi, so one was. Michaela previously worked as a waitress in the inn from which Mr. Pavlik always fetched the food. One evening, Mr. Pavlik Michaela takes a taxi into the city center and finds out that she works in a peep show . In the peep show shop, Pavlik asks about Michaela. The warden tells him her name is Catalle on the show . In the cabin, Pavlik is ravished by Michaela's nudity. Little Agnes often comes to Pavlik's shop, who is taciturn at first and to whom he also lends reading books. Mr. Pavlik continues to pursue Michaela, interferes in her affairs, even proposes to her and wants to bequeath his money to her. Michaela, however, reacts energetically and negatively. When Michaela visits Pavlik, he tells her to undress. She does this too, but then has had enough and no longer wants to see Pavlik. Pavlik means well to her, because in Pavlik's opinion Herbert Smekal is incapable of looking after little Agnes. In addition, Herbert gambled away 20,000 schillings in a syndicate. Michaela and Herbert are now broke. In order to earn money, Michaela now works as a prostitute. Pavlik comes to her for money, and Michaela thinks he's crazy. Herbert gets wind of Pavlik's fortune. Pavlik and Herbert go to the park at night, where Herbert tries to squeeze the money out of Pavlik. Pavlik draws a pistol and shoots Herbert. After that, the police suspect a jealousy story in Herbert's underworld clique. At the end of the film, Mr Pavlik and little Agnes make up while Michaela is being questioned by the police.
background
The neighbor is a co-production by Allegro Film and the Manfred Fritsch Filmbüro. It was funded by the Austrian Film Institute and the ORF film / television agreement. The film was shown at various festivals such as the Hof International Film Festival (1992) and the Max Ophüls Prize film festival (1993). At the Viennale 1993 he was awarded the Vienna Film Prize.
criticism
"Hauntingly played, dreary, but in its humanity very touching milieu study that touches on a number of social and psychological problems and offers a lot of food for thought."
Web links
- The neighbor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The neighbor at Allegro Film
Individual evidence
- ↑ Festival Archive Film Awards viennale.at. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ The neighbor. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 3, 2016 .