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..
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.
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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.
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