Nikolaus geyrhalter s abendland and danube hospital with his two most recent films, austrian documentarian nikolaus geyrhalter offers contrastive, but cooperative, views of. Nikolaus geyrhalter danube hospital, a portrait of one of europes largest hospitals, shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution. Pripyat nikolaus geyrhalter 1999 trailer deutsch youtube. I agree that the provided personal data, which are necessary for the sole purpose of executing the contractual relationship, are collected on the basis of the legal rights as illustrated in the privacy policy. Marseille a quiet ode to the reassuringly dull superefficiency of the austrian healthcare system, nikolaus geyrhalter s danube hospital donauspital smzost examines viennas secondbiggest. Danube hospital film platform educational rights and. In danube hospital, his camera travels through the many departments, corridors, rooms and cellars of one of the largest hospitals in europe, where the movements and work routines that compose a harmonious whole of accuracy and precision are orchestrated. Danube hospital is a documentary directed by nikolaus geyrhalter. Our daily bread takes the viewer on a fascinating visual journey into the european night. During the year 2000 geyrhalter and his teams travelled to a different destination each month, looking for places untouched by the millennium hysteria. Nikolaus geyrhalter celebrity profile check out the latest nikolaus geyrhalter photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. With his two most recent films, austrian documentarian.
Homo sapiens is rather unusual for a documentary film in that it takes as its subject something which no longer exists. In danube hospital various levels of the hospital complex are depicted. Homo sapiens is a film about the finiteness and fragility of human existence and the end of the industrial age, and what it means to be a human being. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. An interview with nikolaus geyrhalter berlin art link. From director nikolaus geyrhalter, the film reveals how stateofthe art computer technology. Mankind, which has been the focus of most of your work until now, is no longer there.
Danube hospitol nikolaus geyrhalter data corrections. Geyrhalter records the workflow in this complex construction, from morning meetings, through operations and patient care, to the last rites and autopsy work. In geyrhalters the border fence, the grotesque absurdity of bureaucracy is strongly emphasized. Famous for his unmistakable side which draws on calm, carefully framed wide shots with an eye for geometric compositions, his films eschew commentary or music to create visually striking accounts of places at the margins of our perception. Shortly after her release from a mental hospital, a young woman begins a campaign of revenge against those who placed her there. Geyrhalter s exquisite shotcompositions aestheticize each unit of the hospital microcosm. Danube hospital donauspital, located in vienna, is one of europes largest hospitals. Danube hospital, a portrait of one of europes largest hospitals, shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution. Stills from our daily bread nikolaus geyrhalter, 2005. Danube hospital copenhagen architecture festival cafx 2015. Danube hospital, a portrait of one of europes largest hospitals, shows. This artistically vibrant film speculates about how things look on other planets in our galaxy. Danube hospital holds a mirror to our society to show how it deals with health and illness, life and death.
Nikolaus geyrhalter s abendland and danube hospital with his two most recent films, austrian documentarian nikolaus geyrhalter offers contrastive, but cooperative, views of life in europe. One might say danube hospital is a mosaic of sorts, except that geyrhalter is providing a complete view that would be impossible for any one subject, from any perspective, to grasp. Nikolaus geyrhalter o bjectively records the routines in this complex structure from morning meetings over operations and patient care, to the last rites and autopsy work. Danube hospital is shown at the carnegie mellon international flm festival in pittsburgh.
Locations include niger, finland, micronesia, australia, china, siberia or greenland. Danube hospital a film by nikolaus geyrhalter a 2012. We are shown various medical procedures such as mris, eye surgery, emergency room care, and the like. Interview with nikolaus geyrhalter homo sapiens a film by nikolaus geyrhalter karin schiefer. Homo sapiens is a film about the finiteness and fragility of human existence and the end of the industrial age. On a dramatic journey through the solar system, the film presents breathtaking cratered landscapes and nebulae, inaccessible lavafilled wastelands with meteoroids flying across the horizon.
Jul 27, 2016 for his latest documentary, austrias nikolaus geyrhalter quite justifiably could have borrowed the title of chinua achebes bestknown novel. The austrian director nikolaus geyrhalters films consistently thematize linear. In his visits to hundreds of sites around the world, the highly regarded austrian director focuses on stunning but disturbing footage. Nikolaus geyrhalters abendland and danube hospital. Empty spaces, ruins, cities increasingly overgrown with vegetation, crumbling asphalt. The visit is a documentary with comedy elements, and a philosophical exploration of our fear of strangers through the ultimate threat to our selfimage. Unser taglich brot is a 2005 documentary film directed, coproduced, and with cinematography by nikolaus geyrhalter. In danube hospital, scifi and avantgarde meet modern medicine. Our daily bread nikolaus geyrhalter retrospectives.
After four years of work, across europe, the us, argentina and japan, homo sapiens takes a deep look at the impact of our presence on earth, the future of. Nagroda millennium millennium award millennium award. The film depicts how modern food production companies employ technology to produce food on large scales. The setting is austrias donauspital, where birth, death, and gore constitute daytoday activity. The script was cowritten by wolfgang widerhofer and nikolaus geyrhalter. The sound, recorded instudio, was stripped of all human noises. Find movie and film cast and crew information for danube hospitol 2012 nikolaus geyrhalter on allmovie. Pierre is a streetwalker that lives with the egyptian gay hustler djamel and the russian gay mikhail that works in. The film is by the austrian filmmaker nikolaus geyrhalter, and shows us the everyday operations of the danube hospital, one of europes largest hospitals, located in vienna. Geyrhalters staticcamera, wellpaced observational films tackle their subjects headon, whether its exploring the terrain in chernobyl, ukraine pripyat, tracing the route of the dakar rally 7915 km, or investigating the production of processed foods our daily bread. Geyrhalter s staticcamera, wellpaced observational films tackle their subjects headon, whether its exploring the terrain in chernobyl, ukraine pripyat, tracing the route of the dakar rally 7915 km, or investigating the production of processed foods our daily bread. Nikolaus geyrhalter born 1972 is an austrian filmmaker. Six films by nikolaus geyrhalter offer a damning view of the. Nikolaus geyrhalters homo sapiens by sonia shechet epstein august 3, 2016.
Nikolaus geyrhalter the border fence in the dismal postapocalyptic landscape of the coal basin in the northern part of the czech republic, through an artistically conceived film, we learn about an environmental movement whose motto is change the system, not the climate. By depicting a modern healthcare facility, danube hospital holds a mirror to our society to show how it deals with health and illness, life and death. In donauspital, nikolaus geyrhalter investigates one of europes largest hospitals and portrays how daily life runs its course between life and death. With his documentary homo sapiens, the filmmaker offers a critical portrait of our civilization. Illuminating, occasionally winceinducing documentary assembled with quietly competent professionalism. Nikolaus geyrhalter observes what goes on in a variety of zones, in conference areas, ors, patients rooms, the disinfection and pathology departments, and. The theme of this years festival is faces of media, which will explore the evolving world of global communications through a cinematic lens.
Feb 23, 2016 the austrian director nikolaus geyrhalter is once again presenting his work at the berlinale. Homo sapiens nikolaus geyrhalter retrospectives program. As the film visits all these areas, it follows an ingenious. Ngf nikolaus geyrhalter filmproduktion danube hospital. Nikolaus geyrhalter is one of world cinema s most renowned and celebrated documentary filmmakers. Astra film festival 20 central and eastern europe danube hospital by nikolaus geyrhalter austria 2012 75 synopsis. He has directed, produced, written, and worked as cinematographer for numerous documentaries. Nikolaus geyrhalter is a director, producer and cameraman, born in vienna in 1972. Nov 04, 2015 not only in the jury for the first green screen competition at idfa 2010, nikolaus geyrhalter also shows his latest film allensteig in the reflecting images. A film by nikolaus geyrhalter a 2012 danube hospital, a portrait of one of europes largest hospitals, shows the daily routines and work processes at a powerful and highly complex institution.
If we regard the earth as an organism, then the earths. From director nikolaus geyrhalter, the film reveals how stateofthe art computer technology and robotlike transporters in science fiction have become a reality within an austrian hospital. In 1994, when he was 22 years old, he founded his own production company nikolaus geyrhalter filmproduktion which focusses on documentaries and auteur fiction. A quiet ode to the reassuringly dull superefficiency of the austrian healthcare system, nikolaus geyrhalter s danube hospital donauspital smz ost examines viennas secondbiggest medical facility with a suitably clinical detachment. Austria 2016, 94 min, no dialogue, no subtitles human beings are absent from nikolaus geyrhalter s remarkable film, leaving the audience with a powerful feeling, part panic and part comfort. The films in this new box set three of which have never been released in the us bring the viewer to every corner of the earth. Cinematographer i also regard my films as archival material, which people will dig out in 50 or 100 years, watch, and think, they already did it like that back then, or they were still doing it like that. Nikolaus geyrhalter is director, producer, writer and cinematographer, born in vienna, austria in 1972.
Abendland austria 2011, 90 min, different languages, hebrew subtitles without narration or interviews, nikolaus geyrhalter s film elsewhere. Sobald du einen film startest, steht er dir 24 stunden zur verfugung. Danube hospital copenhagen architecture festival cafx 2014. Upcoming, new, and past nikolaus geyrhalter movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Nikolaus geyrhalter has proved to be one of the most talented documentary filmmakers in austrian production. With adrienne larussa, rossano brazzi, nino castelnuovo, paola pitagora. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Nikolaus geyrhalter observes what goes on in a variety of zones, in conference areas, ors, patients rooms, the disinfection and pathology departments, and the kitchen. Mar 05, 2017 nikolaus geyrhalter is director, producer, writer and cinematographer, born in vienna, austria in 1972. The camera steadies on abandoned buildings, which are the remnants of civilization.
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