DOCUMENTARY

Wien retour

Back to Vienna

Ruth Beckermann
Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the variety of the Jewish population of the so called Matzah-Island, his commitment to the worker’s movement of the Red Vienna and the rise of Austro-fascism and National Socialism. West’s masterly narration combined with impressing archive footage illustrate and elucidate the complex Austrian history between WW1 and WW2.
Technical Data
Running time: 91
Format: 16mm
Screen ratio: 1:1.33
Sound: Gerhard Schlifelner
Language spoken: German
Subtitles: English
Production year: 1983
Credits
Director(s): Ruth Beckermann
Writer(s): Josef Aichholzer, Ruth Beckermann
Cinematography: Tamás Ujlaki
Editing: Josef Aichholzer, Ruth Beckermann, Hanja Dirnbacher
Key cast: Franz West
Producer: Josef Aichholzer, Ruth Beckermann
Production company
Filmladen
Mariahilfer Straße 58/7
1070 Vienna
tel:+43 1 523 43 62