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State of the Nation

Directors Barbara Albert, Michael Glawogger, Ulrich Seidl, Michael Sturminger

Written by Barbara Albert, Michael Glawogger, Ulrich Seidl, Michael Sturminger

Cinematic Land Surveying
You can read about Austria in newspapers, hear about it in the news, you can talk about Austria in a pub, you can explain Austria to foreigners, foreigners can explain Austria, you can try to explain Austria to yourself or you can travel through Austria in order to rediscover it.
This film attempts to do all these.
Four directors traced the political and social state of Austria and its inhabitants after the change of government. They sought out microcosms and found people whose private lives are filled with politics.
Barbara Albert made women her focus, especially working women and single mothers.
Michael Glawogger travelled across Austria as a hitchhiker.
Ulrich Seidl chose a notorious writer of reader's letters and a married couple, who see themselves as the real saviors of their homeland, while feeling surrounded by foreigners.
Michael Sturminger visited Austrian living rooms with TV-presenter Dieter Chmelar.
Four directors, four points of view and many realities.

Release date 2002 |

Runtime 85min |

Country Austria |

Genre Documentary |

Language German

Film Format 35 mm

Credits

Directors Barbara Albert, Michael Glawogger, Ulrich Seidl, Michael Sturminger

Written by Barbara Albert, Michael Glawogger, Ulrich Seidl, Michael Sturminger

Cinematographers Eva Testor, Ulrich Seidl

Sound Elisabeth Reeh, Ekkehard Baumung, Torsten Heinemann

Editor Karina Ressler

Production Manager Max Linder

Producers Erich Lackner, Klaus Pridnig

Festivals & Awards

Festivals

LOCARNO (55th Int. Film Festival), HOF (36. Internationale Filmtage), JIHLAVA (6th Int. Documentary Film Festival), LONDON (46th Regus Film Festival), FLORENZ (43. Festival dei Popoli), AMSTERDAM (15th International Documentary Filmfestival), SAARBRÜCKEN (24. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis), TRIEST (XIV. Alpe Adria Cinema Film Festival), WÜRZBURG (29. International Filmwochenende), GÖTEBORG (26th Film Festival), MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (21st International Film Festival), BERMUDA (International Film Festival), ISTANBUL (22nd International Film Festival), SINGAPUR (16th International Film Festival), SELB (26. Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage), NYON (34th Visions du Réel International Film Festival), MÜNCHEN (18. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival), CLUJ (2nd Transilvania International Film Festival), LISSABON (Cycle of Documentary Film), LOS ANGELES (9th IFP Film Festival), AUCKLAND (35th International Film Festival), ESPOO (14th Ciné International Film Festival), SHEFFIELD (10th International Documentary Film Festival)

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