Tales From The Vienna Woods

– Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who bre..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Original Name:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979) - Also known as Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. For this error, she must pay bitterly.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

24 Aug 1979

Language:

German

Director:

Maximilian Schell

Writer:

Christopher Hampton, Maximilian Schell, Ödön von Horvath (play)

Main Actors:

Birgit Doll, Hanno Pöschl, Helmut Qualtinger, Jane Tilden

Plot:

In Vienna, in 1930, a young woman falls in love with a gambler and leaves her fiancé, a common butcher. They become a couple and have a baby, but he gets bored and leaves them. Without means to support herself, her downfall begins.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10