1. April 2000 (1952)
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Genre
- science fiction film, satirical film
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a future version of the year 2000, Austria is still under the control of four occupying powers who impose unnecessary rules. The film follows the citizens as they try to show that their country can be peaceful and independent.
satiricallightheartedthoughtfulretro-futuristicslow-burnwhimsicalmildly absurdoptimisticwry
What happens
1. April 2000 is a 1952 Austrian political satire film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, made during the Allied Occupation of Austria (1945–55). The script was reportedly commissioned at the request of the Austrian government, and is a political satire depicting a harmless, potentially congenial future Austria still subject to needless and stifling oversight by the four Allied powers, as established following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II (as it was when the film was made). The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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