charms zwischenfälle

feature movie directed by michael kreihsl
production design: renate martin, andreas donhauser

the writer juvacev is almost out of money. a homeless man has been sleeping in front of his door for quite some time. juvacev spills hot water in the face of a guest and throws him out. he meets a woman. their first date is a flop. the woman, who has abruptly gained weight, runs off. the following night juvacev suddenly has a knife and a fork instead of two hands. the house keeper fills his mouth with butter and goes off selling it. the wife of a professor lures juvacev into her flat and models her stockings for him. at school, the professor holds a lecture on a fish, actually about a person called patrulev, or more precisely, about this person’s daughter. two of the three wise man search juvacev’s room and take along some writings. the professor is poisoned by a woman doctor for experimental reasons, juvacev is beaten by police officers, the professor’s wife receives a package containing the urn of her husband. the homeless man moves into juvacev’s room. end.

screenplay: michael kreihsl
based on the works of: daniil charms
director: michael kreihsl
camera: oliver bokelberg
edit: raphaela ronzoni
sound: heinz ebner
original music: otmar klein, wolfgang staribacher
costume: mona quintus, sabine volz
production: wega film

cast: johannes silberschneider, wolfgang hübsch, ela piplits, elzbieta czyzewska, ulrich tukur,
roswitha soukup, justus neumann, karl ferdinand kratzl, johann adam oest, timna brauer, et al.

trailer
charms zwischenfälle by michael kreihsl
production design: renate martin, andreas donhauser

ela piplits

johannes silberschneider

johannes silberschneider