Revanche
In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex works in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife.
| Corporate Author: | Janus Films., Prisma Film (Firm), Spielmann Film (Firm), Criterion Collection (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Spielmann, Götz. (Producer, Director, Screenwriter), Gschlacht, Martin. (Cinematographer), Forberg, Mathias. (Producer), Stussak, Heinz. (Producer), Bohle, Sandra. (Producer), Krisch, Johannes, 1967- (Actor), Strauss, Ursula, 1974- (Actor), Potapenko, Irina, 1986- (Actor), Lust, Andreas, 1967- (Actor), Thanheiser, Johannes. (Actor), Pöschl, Hanno, 1949- (Actor), Ressler, Karina. (Film editor), White, Armond. (Writer of accompanying material) |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | German English |
| Published: |
[Irvington, NY] :
The Criterion Collection,
c2009.
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| Edition: | Director approved special ed. |
| Series: |
Criterion collection ;
502 |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex works in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. Special features: Disc 2. Götz Spielmann interview; "The making of Revanche," a half-hour documentary shot on the set; Foreign land (Fremdland), Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director. Booklet. "Revival of the fittest" essay by film critic Armond White. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; new high definition digital transfer. |
| Production Credits: |
Editor, Karina Ressler ; costume designer, Monika Buttinger ; production manager, Stephanie Wagner. |
| ISBN: |
9781604652277 1604652276 |