Malaria

1983 1h 25m DE

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Photographer Niki List's debut film observes Vienna's bizarre youth scene. Malaria is the name of a small café that serves as a meeting place for a wide variety of people who identify with various social groups. Anything goes in the café. List ironically describes the young people of the so-called No Future Generation, discussing their communication behavior and the emptiness and aimlessness that define this generation. A Viennese New Wave film, Malaria was lauded as a "documentary masterpiece" and awarded the Max Ophüls Prize.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sabine Platzer
Tusnelda
Andreas Vitásek
Hugo
Geli Brechelmacher
Livia
Hermann Strobl
Adam
Susanne Winterstein
Eva
Evelyne Karner
Bee
Christian Schmidt
Arni

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Niki List
Writers: Niki List
Languages: German
Countries: Austria

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Niki List, shot by Peter Schreiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Niki List shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sabine Platzer and Andreas Vitásek and Geli Brechelmacher carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0084294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Niki List directs. Peter Schreiner behind the camera. Niki List cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Niki List, shot by Peter Schreiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Niki List shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sabine Platzer and Andreas Vitásek and Geli Brechelmacher carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0084294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.