Otto Schenk

The film consists of several small episodes that take place in and around Munich.

The master of the house developed his culinary skills to such an extent that he poached 'the' chef and hired him for his household in New York. Lilli...

The priest Hannes Jagermüller struggles to keep his flock under control in the idyllic village of St. Gilgen on Lake Wolfgang. His arch-rival, the...

In October 1936, a high official in the Austrian government receives a letter from a German Jewish woman with whom he had an affair in 1925 asking...

Austrian version of the novel "12 Chairs". While on vacation with her grandfather in Vienna, Samantha learns that she's inherited something. But upon...

A new highway, a new chairlift, the election of the new mayor and again a lot of alcohol.

A comedy directed by Frank Strecker.

Small war among pensioners: The charming chaotic Walter Hofer and the pedant Eberhard Gatzweiler have had a love-hate relationship for decades. Not...

Tsarist Russia: Lisa lives apart from her husband Fedya, who drinks too much, wastes his money and hangs around with gypsies. Her mother is pushing...

When the heart-sick bus driver August is forced into involuntary retirement, he decides to gamble away his severance pay at the casino. But he wins:...

The fairy Lacrimosa's daughter lives with a forest farmer. If she marries a poor man, her mother will regain her magical powers. «Envy» wants to...

Vienna no longer has anyone like him: Karl Farkas. "Look at that!" was the leitmotif of his life. He was the only one of the postwar generation who...

Retired coffee house owner Franz is a real hypochondriac. When he overhears the doctor's prognosis during a visit to the doctor, everything is clear...

An old, rich bachelor learns that he has a granddaughter ...

A documentary about the life and career of the conductor Carlos Kleiber. Featuring interviews with Placido Domingo, Brigitte Fassbaender, Manfred...

The manufacturer Xaver Frey is forced into bankruptcy by his bank and decides to commit suicide in a sleeping car from Vienna to Venice. There he...

Austrian classical conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was as eccentric and reclusive as he was brilliant, persistently and obstreperously declining...

Live performance from the Metropolitan Opera, 31 December 1986.

Stories about citizens of a big city who encounter a variety of fates as a result of their difficulties in communicating with each other.

A murder case is drawing more attention to the family history of historian Adelgunde. In cooperation with a young Russian girl, who knows...

Kampl wants to bring love and inheritance matters into the right hands. His grandson Gabriel has plans about what's best for himself.

Recording of Johann Nestroy's play from the Landestheater Salzburg.

Since we never managed to meet up for coffee in person, we decided to get so close on stage that we could even cross paths. We'll mostly sit down the...

Professor Karl Michaeli is a former star cellist and grantler , as he is in the book. After the death of his beloved wife Maria in 2014, the retired...

"The Great Magician" - Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) was an Austrian theater and film director, director, theater producer and theater founder. With his...

Hannes Engel is a successful radio presenter in the countryside. By chance, he is heard by program director Conrad Scheffer one night, who...

Tito Merelli, world-famous tenor, greatest singer of all time, audience favorite, and star on every continent, is making his first guest appearance...

In this documentary portrait prepared for the anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's 200th birthday, Leonard Bernstein illustrates his analysis with...

Witty, fun, intoxicating film of Johann Strauss II's popular operetta, based on a stage production from Vienna State Opera; this is a showcase for...

Stage performance by the Theater in der Josefstadt.