Omsch
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Omsch |
| Country of production | Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2013 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Edgar Honetschläger |
| production | Yukika Kudo |
| music | Morton Feldman |
| camera | Edgar Honetschläger, Daniel Hollerweger |
| cut | Edgar Honetschläger, Stefan Fauland |
Omsch is a documentary film by the Austrian artist Edgar Honetschläger from 2013 . It is about the longstanding friendship between the director and his neighbor Pauline Schürz, who is 56 years his senior. The film premiered at the Visions du Réel documentary film festival in Nyon / Switzerland in 2013 in the competition for full-length documentaries.
action
The film tells the story of an artist and his neighbor, whom he affectionately calls "Omsch". The two are separated by an age difference of more than half a century, but they are united by an intimate friendship. The plot is told through video recordings of intensive conversations and letters that the two write to each other during their numerous stays abroad.
Quotes
"Old age is the best thing in my life."
"The raindrops on your stationery were like drops of dew on an awakening dream meadow of the soul."
"What do you actually say to the Pope?" "He's the most insolent, most miserable Falott we have ever had."
production
Omsch was produced by the Edeko Institute Film Production and the Frankly Speaking cultural association and supported by the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research Innovative Film , the Federal Ministry for Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection , Kultur Land Oberösterreich and City Wien Kultur .
Prices
Omsch won the Prix Buyens-Chagoll at the Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon 2013 .
Reviews
“Omsch is, as the director emphasizes, 'a plea for old age'. And yet much more. In the end, we know someone who says 'thank you' shortly before the end of his life. And that from the deepest conviction. "
“Omsch convinces above all through the rawness and 'honesty' of his style as well as the considerable qualities of the protagonist. The close proximity of the director to his main character allowed for an unusual, splendid inter-door project. Last but not least, this shows something very beautiful: two generations who have been far away from each other for years. "
"Omsch, the Harold and Maude of documentary film"
Web links
- Omsch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Omsch on the director's website
- Omsch online watch on FilmDoo
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Edgar Honetschläger: omsch. Retrieved May 1, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Prize for Edgar Honetschläger. Accessed May 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Omsch. In: ray film magazine. September 30, 2013, accessed on May 1, 2019 (German).
- ↑ "Omsch": The late acceptance of herself and the world - derStandard.at. Retrieved May 1, 2019 (Austrian German).