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Lovely Rita

  • 2001
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
529
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Lovely Rita (2001)
Drama

Rita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school and at home. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that chan... Read allRita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school and at home. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that changes everyone's lives irrevocably.Rita is an outcast teenager in suburban Austria, misunderstood both at school and at home. When Rita sets out to seduce her school bus driver, she sets in motion a series of events that changes everyone's lives irrevocably.

  • Director
    • Jessica Hausner
  • Writer
    • Jessica Hausner
  • Stars
    • Barbara Osika
    • Christoph Bauer
    • Peter Fiala
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    529
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jessica Hausner
    • Writer
      • Jessica Hausner
    • Stars
      • Barbara Osika
      • Christoph Bauer
      • Peter Fiala
    • 6User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Barbara Osika
    • Rita
    Christoph Bauer
    • Fexi
    Peter Fiala
    • Bus driver
    Wolfgang Kostal
    • Rita's father
    Karina Brandlmayer
    • Rita's mother
    Gabriele Wurm Bauer
    • Fexi's mother
    Harald Urban
    • Fexi's father
    Felix Eisier
    • Fexi's brother
    Agnes Napieralska
    • Rita's sister
    Rene Wanko
    • Rita's brother-in-law
    Marcia Knoppel
    • Rita's niece
    Ursula Pucher
    • Teacher
    Lili Schageri
    • Alex
    Frau Urban
    • Alex's mother
    Bettina Grossinger
    • Colleague
    Karoline Sabo
    • Colleague
    Elena Wenter
    • Colleague
    Sister Marina
    • Sister Marina
    • Director
      • Jessica Hausner
    • Writer
      • Jessica Hausner
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    User reviews6

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    1/10
    although just 80 minutes long, it seems to never stop
    this movie wants to show the fake facade of a Catholic, bourgeois family, and it does so by boring the user for 80 full minutes.

    shaky camera, bad lightening, strange doings by the characters. everything feels acted and not real.
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    • beowulf222
    • Oct 29, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2001 (Austria)
    • Countries of origin
      • Austria
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Édes Rita
    • Filming locations
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Coop99 Filmproduktion
      • Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
      • Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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