Dead Flowers

“Dead Flowers” is an utopian, bizarre thriller, set in the industrial landscapes of suburban Vienna. Alex, a young man working as a pest controller, meets one night Alice, daughter of a diplomat. He falls in love with her, but is soon forced to recognize that this woman who has rescued him from his dull existence is no normal acquaintance at all. When is pursued and eventually kidnapped, Alex sets off to look for her – a journey which takes him to the afterlife.
  • SCREENPLAY AND DIRECTOR Peter Ily Huemer
  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Walter Kindler
  • PRODUCTION DESIGNER Tommy Vögel
  • COSTUME DESIGNER Heidi Melinc
  • SOUND ENGINEER Thomas Szabolcs
  • EDITOR Eliška Štibrova
  • MUSIK Peter Scherer, Bryan Ferry, Zipflo Weinrich
  • PRODUCTION MANAGER Michael Katz, Gebhard Zupan
  • PRODUCER Veit Heiduschka
  • TECHNICAL DATA 95 min., 35mm, Colour © 1992
Festivals

  • Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Panorama
  • Festival Internacionale de Cinema de Troia, Portugal
  • International Mystery Film Festival, Cattolica
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Gijón, Spanien
  • Umea Film Festival, Schweden
  • Viennale
  • New Directors – New Films, New York
  • Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

Auszeichnungen

  • Prize for the best Female Expression, Cattolica 1992