Dog Days

2001 2h 2m DE

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6.6

SOLID

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49%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 108🥫49%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★7IMDB · 6,668

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Vignettes of the lives of several residents of a Vienna suburb during a heat wave.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maria Hofstätter
Die Anhalterin
Alfred Mrva
Der Mann für die Sicherheit
Franziska Weisz
Die Freundin des Opel-Freaks
Christine Jirku
Lehrerin und Geliebte von Vikerl
Viktor Hennemann
Vikerl
Georg Friedrich
Angetrunkener Freund von Vikerl
Claudia Martini
Die geschiedene Frau und Freundin des Masseurs
Victor Rathbone
Der geschiedene Mann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ulrich Seidl
Writers: Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl
Languages: German
Countries: Austria, Germany

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.

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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 Ulrich Seidl, shot by Wolfgang Thaler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marcus Davy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Maria Hofstätter and Alfred Mrva and Franziska Weisz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0290661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ulrich Seidl directs. Wolfgang Thaler behind the camera. Marcus Davy scores. Christof Schertenleib cuts. Produced in Austria, Germany. Dialogue in German.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Austria, Germany.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ulrich Seidl, shot by Wolfgang Thaler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Marcus Davy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Christof Schertenleib shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Maria Hofstätter and Alfred Mrva and Franziska Weisz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0290661 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "suburbian idyll", "new love", "jealousy", "alcohol".