The Loneliest Man in Town (2026)
- Directed by
- Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
- Genre
- drama film, docufiction
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This Austrian docufiction follows blues musician Al Cook playing a version of himself in Vienna. The story touches on memory and loss as he resists being forgotten.
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What happens
The Loneliest Man in Town is a 2026 Austrian docufiction drama film produced and directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, and written by Covi. Set in Vienna, it blends fiction and reality as blues musician Al Cook plays a version of himself in a story about memory, loss and resistance to erasure. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 19 February 2026, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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