Diagonale
Festival of Austrian Film
April 4–9, 2024, Graz

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Friday, 24.03.
11:00, Schubertkino 2

Erz Schmerz

Documentary Film, AT 1984, 51 min, dOF
Program: Bernhard Frankfurter 1

A documentary duo from the working world with which Bernhard Frankfurter displays his keen sense for social imbalances and the transformation of the Austrian industrial landscape: first, the women in Frauen von G . sew in piecework, then in Erz Schmerz , pain prevails on Erzberg, the “Styrian loaf of bread” that can hardly nourish the population anymore.  

Director: Bernhard Frankfurter
Script: Bernhard Frankfurter
Cast: Walter Dall-Asen, Hans Hauer, Ida Schelch, Alfred und Christine Teufl
Camera: Felix Bierbaum
Editor: Inge Wistawel
Location Sound: Josef Dietrich
Additional Credits: ORF-Erstausstrahlung 24.4.1984 Konzept & Realisation Bernhard Frankfurter Sprecherin Gertrud Roll Regieassistenz Andrea Christa Produktionsleitung Robert Konetschny Redaktion Alfred Payrleitner
Production: ORF