Klaus Haendl Movies
- 2008
An unexpected death sends shock waves through a small Austrian community in this moody drama. A car is found one morning on the outskirts of town with the bodies of three teenagers inside. The three young men clearly committed suicide, running a hose from the exhaust pipe to the interior, but they left no note explaining why they chose to kill themselves, and their family and friends are uniformly puzzled by their actions. The young friends of the three victims are confused as they come to terms with the mortality of their peers, and their parents and older relatives are struck dumb by their pain, unable to express the agony and loss brought on by the suicides. The struggle of the parents to smother the agony the deaths have caused only serves to further confuse the town's youngsters as they search for ways to make sense of the tragedy. Maerz (aka March) was the first feature film from actor turned director Haendl Klaus, and was an official selection at the 2008 Locarno Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Strapped for cash because of his ex-wife's monetary demands, the unemployed Andreas (Roland Dueringer) decides to hold up a Vienna supermarket just before Christmas in order to raise some necessary funding. At the last minute he bows out and wanders into a tailor's shop across the street, where he impulsively takes Boeckel (Joachim Bissmeier), the owner, hostage. Before Andreas burst in, Boeckel had been in the process of fitting Franz (Josef Hader), a tiresome regular customer, and now the three men are trapped together as the police surround the store. Various power plays ensue until all become united in getting Andreas his money. When Hold-Up was shown at the 2000 Locarno Film Festival, Hader, Bissmeier, and Dueringer shared the festival's Best Actor prize for their ensemble work in the darkly comic film. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joachim Bissemeyer
- 1994
- R
This German costume drama, filmed in black and white, centers around a German artist's fascination with an enigmatic woman. It is based upon Adalbert Stifter's 1842 short story. Florian is the young artist who goes to Hungary to meet his friend Istvan. He is given directions by a handsome woman upon a horse. As he wanders about his friends sprawling estate he gradually learns the mysterious woman's story. The story ends on a happy note. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tamas Jordan, Eva Igo, (more)
Bear witness to the rise of the most corrupt and ruthless ruler ever to preside over the Roman Empire as filmmaker Paul Marcus tells the tale of Nero's unlikely ascent to the throne, and his historical fall at the hands of his own vengeful kingdom. After murdering his sister's husband on grounds of conspiracy, the increasingly incoherent Caligula exiles his grieving sibling and sets into motion a devious plan that will one-day find her son Lucius presiding over all of Rome. Beset on all sides by tyranny and bloodlust, Lucius rises to power as Nero while facing the constant wrath of all who oppose his legacy. His paranoia soon reaching a fever pitch, Nero struggles to maintain power as his army, his people, and his own mother, ultimately turn against him. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sergio Castellitto, Chiara Caselli, (more)
