Edition |
Director-approved special edition. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([8] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 502 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 502.
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System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; new high definition digital transfer. |
Cast |
Johannes Krisch, Ursula Strauss, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Hannes Thanheiser, Hanno Pöschl. |
Credits |
Editor, Karina Ressler ; costume designer, Monika Buttinger ; production manager, Stephanie Wagner. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
Summary |
In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex works in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife. |
Note |
Special features: Disc 2. Götz Spielmann interview; "The making of Revanche," a half-hour documentary shot on the set; Foreign land (Fremdland), Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director. Booklet. "Revival of the fittest" essay by film critic Armond White. |
Contents |
Disc 1. Revanche : the film -- Disc 2. Revanche : the supplements. |
System Details |
DVD |
Language |
In German with optional English subtitles ("new and improved translation"). |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Brothels -- Austria -- Vienna -- Drama.
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Prostitutes -- Drama.
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Revenge -- Drama.
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Redemption -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Spielmann, Götz. Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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Gschlacht, Martin. Cinematographer.
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Forberg, Mathias. Producer.
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Stussak, Heinz. Producer.
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Bohle, Sandra. Producer.
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Krisch, Johannes, 1967- Actor.
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Strauss, Ursula, 1974- Actor.
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Potapenko, Irina, 1986- Actor.
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Lust, Andreas, 1967- Actor.
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Thanheiser, Johannes. Actor.
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Pöschl, Hanno, 1949- Actor.
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Ressler, Karina. Film editor.
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White, Armond. Writer of accompanying material.
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Janus Films.
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Prisma Film (Firm)
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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ISBN |
9781604652277 |
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1604652276 |
Standard No. |
715515052115 |
Music No. |
CC1859D The Criterion Collection |
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