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'38 (38 - Vienna Before the Fall)

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Original title

'38 (38 - Auch das war Wien)

Year

1986

Running time

97 min.

Country

Austria

Director

Wolfgang Glück

Screenwriter

Wolfgang Glück. Novel: Friedrich Torberg

Cast

Music

Various

Cinematography

Gerard Vandenberg

Producer

Co-production Austria-Germany;

Satel Film, Almaro Film

Genre

Drama | Nazism. 1930s

Synopsis

Vienna, Autumn 1937. Carola Hell, an actress at the Josefstadt Theater, is in love with a Jewish writer, Martin Hofmann. Hofmann's journalist friend, Drechsler, warns them that the Austrian Nazis will soon come into power and advises them to leave the country, but Martin and Carola are not very interested in politics. While on tour in Berlin, Carola gets to know the Nazis. Despite her success in 'Emilia Galotti' she is detained by the police because she had dared to criticize the Nazis for their harassment of people. Carola obtains a film role and observes the increasing antisemitism.

Awards: 1986: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

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'38 (38 - Vienna Before the Fall)

1986

Wolfgang Glück