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Between Heaven and Hell: The Films of Ulrich Seidl

From Fri 3 October to Mon 17 November 2008
still from IMPORT EXPORT

To accompnay the release of Ulrich Seidl’s new film IMPORT EXPORT, we are pleased to present Between Heaven and Hell, a showcase of the development of Seidl’s dispassionate, often shocking but deeply humanistic concern with the dark corners of society, earning him the reputation as one of Europe’s most distinctive and provocative filmmakers. The season continues in November.

This season is a touring programme from Watershed (Bristol).

SHOWING AT CORNERHOUSE

Import Export
Still from Import Export
Cert 18
Showing from Fri 3 Oct 2008
A dark and masterful tale of migration in Europe.
Animal Love
Still from Animal Love
Cert 18
Thu 30 Oct 2008 18:10
ANIMAL LOVE observes the lonely people of Vienna, whose relationships with their four-legged friends replace – or displace – the intimacy and companionship of other human beings.
Dog Days
Still from DOG DAYS
Cert 18
Mon 10 Nov 2008 18:05
Over several long, sweltering summer days, DOG DAYS enters into the closed spaces of suburban Vienna as its characters wallow in their own and each others’ misery, resentment and frustrated desire.
Jesus You Know
Still from JESUS YOU KNOW
Cert 18
Mon 17 Nov 2008 18:30
Seidl employs the intimacy of prayer as an entry point into revealing the everyday complaints and deepest secrets of his subjects as they beseech Jesus as a best friend, therapist and fortune teller.
Loss Is To Be Expected
Still from Loss Is To Be Expected
Cert 18
Mon 20 Oct 2008 20:30
Austrian widower Sepp awkwardly courts Paula, a widow who lives just across the Czech border. But their relationship is jeopardised by the mounting cultural differences between them.
Models
Still from MODELS
Cert 18
Mon 3 Nov 2008 18:05
Far from glamourous and more melodramatic than most fiction films, MODELS depicts the harsh realities of the modelling industry for a group of Viennese friends.


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