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Animal Love

Original title: Tierische Liebe
  • 19961996
  • 2h
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6.9/10
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Animal Love (1996)
Documentary
In conurbations where hundreds of thousands live alongside one another, in the era of a highly technological society, in which communication has never played such a significant role, man has... Read allIn conurbations where hundreds of thousands live alongside one another, in the era of a highly technological society, in which communication has never played such a significant role, man has become lonely. Disappointed by his fellow human beings, he turns to animals. Dogs and oth... Read allIn conurbations where hundreds of thousands live alongside one another, in the era of a highly technological society, in which communication has never played such a significant role, man has become lonely. Disappointed by his fellow human beings, he turns to animals. Dogs and other domestic animals serve him as companions, life partners, cuddly objects and bedfellows.
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    • Ulrich Seidl
    • Ulrich Seidl
  • Stars
    • Ernst Schönmann
    • Franz Holzschuh
    • Erich Wögerer
    • Ulrich Seidl
    • Ulrich Seidl
  • Stars
    • Ernst Schönmann
    • Franz Holzschuh
    • Erich Wögerer
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    • 4User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Ernst Schönmann
    • The Man with the Dog
    Franz Holzschuh
    • Beggar
    Erich Wögerer
    • Beggar
    Fritzi Schmied
    • Released from prison
    Gabi Tairi
    • A Girlfriend with a Ferret
    Christina Yildiz
    • Divorcing with Pug
    Franz Dolesch
    • Divorcing with Pug
    Gerti Zieger
    • Deserted Wife
    Renée Felden
    • The Actress with the Husky
    • (as Stefanie Renée Felden)
    Peter Kristek
    • Lonely Man
    Herbert Scholz
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    • Connections
      Referenced in That's Sexploitation! (2013)
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      Performed by Bernhard Brink

      Written by Petrik / Gahlen

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    10/10
    Disturbing "documentary" from Austrian suburbia.
    This is a "documentary" about isolation and despair, as a consequence of modern urbanization. The film portrays a series of sad fates, people who, in lack of human social networks, grow attached to their animal companions.

    The film itself is both grotesque and sad, but at the same time visually stunning. It is a "must see" for all people committed to social change, social workers, teachers and students. It is a "must see" for all film enthusiasts, but as this film is quite shocking, I will not recommend it for the average audience.

    This film is forbidden in Norway per 1997.
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    • May 24, 1999

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      • August 29, 1996 (Germany)
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      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production company
      • Lotus Film
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