THEME EXPLORATION

Austrian history

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
2016 · Lav Diaz
The Book of Fish
The Book of Fish
2021 · Lee Joon-ik
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014 · Wes Anderson
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Drei Wege zum See
Drei Wege zum See
1976 · Michael Haneke
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
Busch singt – Sechs Filme über die erste Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts
1982 · Konrad Wolf
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Underground
Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Hugo
Hugo
2011 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michael Haneke Austria

His films probe Austrian cultural identity and history, particularly examining post-war trauma and the country's relationship with its Nazi past.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

Though German, his films deeply engage with Austrian-German history, particularly the Austro-Hungarian empire's legacy and Central European identity crises.