Wohin und zurück - Teil 3: Welcome in Vienna (1986)

In the conclusion of Axel Corti's trilogy (following God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore and Santa Fe) Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Axel Corti

Writers:

Axel Corti, Georg Stefan Troller

Stars:

Gabriel Barylli, Nicolas Brieger, Claudia Messner

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriel Barylli	...	Freddy Wolf
Nicolas Brieger	...	Sgt. Adler
Claudia Messner	...	Claudia
Karlheinz Hackl	...	Treschensky
Joachim Kemmer	...	Lt. Binder
Hubert Mann	...	Capt. Karpeles
Liliana Nelska	...	Russian woman
Kurt Sowinetz	...	Stodola
Ingrid Canonier
Helfried Edlinger
Levin Kress
Tom Krinzinger
Justus Neumann
Luise Prasser
Hertha Schell

Storyline

In the conclusion of Axel Corti's trilogy (following God Does Not Believe In Us Anymore and Santa Fe) Freddy, a Viennese Jew who emigrated to New York after Hitler's invasion, and Adler, a left-wing intellectual originally from Berlin, return to Austria in 1944 as soldiers in the U.S. Army. Freddy falls in love with the daughter of a Nazi, and Adler attempts to go over to the Communist Zone. But with the advent of the Cold War and continuing anti-semitism, the idealism of both characters is shattered as they find themselves surrounded by cynicism, opportunism, and universal self-deception. This acclaimed, brilliant work is one of the great films of all time.

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Plot Keywords:

anti semitism | salzburg austria | counter intelligence | world war two deserter | ice rink | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Austria West Germany Switzerland

Language:

German English

Release Date:

9 March 1986 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Regresso a Viena

Company Credits

Production Co:

Schweizer Fernsehen (FS), Thalia Producciiones, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Santa Fe (1986)

User Reviews

Refugees from WW2 Austria, and their difficult return. A masterpiece.

This is the final film of a three-part series that follows the protagonists as they escape from Austria as Hitler invades, find unreliable shelter in France, flee to New Jersey, where they pass most of the wartime period, then return to Vienna as part of the American occupying forces. Politically, this third film is crucial, since it shows, as if by inadvertence, the re-installation of remnants of the former fascist power, with its anti-Jewish policies, in the post-war Austrian state.

The series as a whole, entitled "Wohin und Zuruck", is known in English by the title of the third film, "Welcome in Vienna". The first film flawlessly displays the roots of French collaboration. The second episode, called "Santa Fe", is set in New Jersey, but is named for the land they dream of inhabiting, in the American west. The score, in sostenato, is the haunting largo of the Schubert quintet .

These are very important films, which richly deserve to be released in DVD format.