Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)

Original title

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

Directed by

Maximilian Schell

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in 1930s Vienna tries to escape her stifling family but ends up trapped in a series of harsh relationships. Based on a play, the film follows her struggle against a society that crushes her hopes.

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What happens

Tales from the Vienna Woods (German: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald) is a 1979 Austrian-German drama film directed by Maximilian Schell. The film was adapted from the play by Ödön von Horvath. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was the final film for veteran actress Lil Dagover who started her film career in the 1910s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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