Therapy for a vampire

Movie
Original title	Therapy for a vampire / The vampire on the couch
Country of production	Austria , Switzerland
original language	German
Publishing year	2014
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12 JMK 12
Rod
Director	David Rühm
script	David Rühm
production	Franz Novotny , Alexander Glehr , Christof Neracher , Christian Davi , Thomas Thümena
music	Beat Solèr
camera	Martin Gschlacht
cut	Claudio Cea
occupation
Tobias Moretti : Count Geza von Közsnöm Jeanette Hain : Countess Elsa von Közsnöm Cornelia Ivancan : Lucy Dominic Oley : Viktor David Bennent : Radul Karl Fischer : Dr. Sigmund Freud Erni Mangold : Miss Sedlacek Lars Rudolph : Oscar Anatole Taubman : Ignaz, the burglar Julia Jelinek : maid Christoph Krutzler : Olaf Tobias Ofenbauer : Klaus Heinrich Dominic Marcus Singer : Messenger with flowers

David Bennent , Cornelia Ivancan , Tobias Moretti and Dominic Oley  (from left to right) at the premiere in Vienna

Therapy for a Vampire , in Austria The Vampire on the Couch , is a film by David Rühm . It premiered on September 26, 2014 at the Zurich Film Festival . The premiere in Austria was on December 16, the cinema release followed on December 19, 2014. In Germany, the film opened on September 10, 2015.

action

In Vienna in the 1930s, Dr. Sigmund Freud gained an international reputation as a psychoanalyst. One night he is visited by a mysterious count who asks for help. Count Geza Von Kösznöm is now in therapy with Freud in numerous sessions. He is depressed and tired of his undead life. His wife, Countess Elsa, also complains that she cannot admire herself in the mirror. In order to remedy this, at least here, Freud found his assistant Viktor, who is supposed to make a portrait of Elsa.

When Count Geza meets his girlfriend Lucy in the painter's studio, he recognizes in her the reincarnation of his love, Nadilla, dating back centuries. He does everything in his power to win the young woman over, but the countess does not tolerate any competitor. There is a threat of a marriage crisis that will be fought down to the blood.

criticism

The film service judges that the comedy strikes "wonderfully absurd sparks from the clash between the 'normal' world and the vampire world [...]." The "harmonious combination of psychoanalysis and vampirism unfolds an illustrious game of identities and projections and tells a successful screwball comedy with rapid puns and clever twists". The "smart as well as comic film [...] shines in addition to consistently good acting performances, above all through the self-deprecating performance of the main actor".

Awards

The film won the audience award at the Fantasia Film Festival 2015 for best European, North or South American film. At the Austrian Film Prize 2016 , Karl Fischer received a nomination for best supporting actor.

Web links

Commons : Film premiere in Vienna  - collection of images

• Therapy for a vampire in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Approval certificate for therapy for a vampire . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2015 (PDF; test number: 150 807 V).
2. ↑ Age rating for therapy for a vampire . Youth Media Commission .
3. ↑ Release Info. Internet Movie Database , accessed December 18, 2015 . 
4. ^ Therapy for a Vampire. Film service , accessed on December 18, 2015 (short review). 
5. ↑ Awards. Internet Movie Database, accessed December 18, 2015 .