CONTEMPORARIES
A film by Ernst Josef Lauscher
CAST Wolfram Berger, Gabriel Barylli, Evelyn Opela, Marion Bierry, Pavel Landovsky, Eva-Maria Meineke, Kurt Weinzierl, Erni Mangold a.o.
DIRECTOR Ernst Josef Lauscher
SCREENPLAY Ernst Josef Lauscher, Peter Berecz
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Wolfgang Simon
PRODUCTION DESIGNER Michael Aichhorn
COSTUME DESIGNER Heide Kreuter
SOUND ENGINEER Michael Etz
EDITOR Juno Sylva Englander
PRODUCTION SECRETARY Lucky Englander
PRODUCER Veit Heiduschka
PRODUCTION COMPANY Wega-Filmproduktion
TECHNICAL DATA 93 min, 35 mm, Colour, © 1983
Synopsis
Max, a successful architect living abroad, returns to Vienna to see his mother and Sybille, an old flame. He wants to persuade Sybille to leave with him. But instead of Sybille, it´s his ex-wife who is at the airport waiting for him to land. Then he comes across a suicidal young actor Max, in the Vienna Woods. Max gets to know Karl´s sister, Lilly and their fatherly friend, Andrej, an exiled Czech. While Karl is in hospital, Max makes a pass at Lilly. Meanwhile his ex-wife flirts with the Czech. After quarrelling with Lilly, Andrej has a car accident and also lands in a hospital. Karl´s resurrection after his suicidal attempt has one effect on him – he becomes a show off. He steals automobiles and demolishes a fine restaurant.
