Good News: Newspaper Salesmen, Dead Dogs and Other People from Wienna (1990)

Original title

Good News: Von Kolporteuren, toten Hunden und anderen Wienern

Directed by

Ulrich Seidl

Genre

documentary film

Country

Austria

Runtime

2h 11m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 7 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.

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How it feels

This documentary follows newspaper sellers in late 1980s Vienna. It shows their daily routines and interactions, often with a sense of detachment.

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What happens

Good News (Alternativtitel: Good News: Von Kolporteuren, toten Hunden und anderen Wienern) ist ein Dokumentarfilm des österreichischen Regisseurs Ulrich Seidl. Der 1990 beim Filmfestival von Locarno uraufgeführte Film beschreibt hauptsächlich das tägliche Leben der Zeitungsverkäufer, auch „Kolporteure“ genannt, im Wien der späten 1980er Jahre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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