FICTION

Heimkehr der Jäger

Hunters in the Snow

Michael Kreihsl
Franz is a copyist of old masterpieces at Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum. Under the growing influence of the works of art that surround him, he finds himself increasingly incapable of coping with the day-to-day frustrations and imperfections of the "outside" world. When he is denied access to his daughter by his estranged wife, the pressure mounts. The universes conjured up by the paintings begin to pervade and invade his reality with full force. Franz feels himself becoming utterly immersed in his imagination.
Technical Data
Running time: 86
Format: 35mm
Screen ratio: 1:1.85
Sound: Dolby Stereo Digital SRD
Language spoken: German
Subtitles: English
Production year: 2000
Credits
Director(s): Michael Kreihsl
Writer(s): Michael Kreihsl, Barbara Zuber
Cinematography: Oliver Bokelberg
Editing: Clemens Böhm
Key cast: Ulrich Tukur, Julia Filimonow, Johannes Silberschneider, Nikolaus Paryla, Elzbieta Czyzewska
Producer: Veit Heiduschka
Production company
WEGA Filmproduktion
Hägelingasse 13
1140 Vienna
tel:+43 1 982 57 42