Antares is a 2004 Austrian film directed by Götz Spielmann. It was Austria's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2] The movie is a sexual drama that focuses on adultery, abusive relationships, and sexual frustration. Critics claim that the film also explores the relationship between Austria and its former empire through immigration.[3]
| Antares | |
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| Directed by | Götz Spielmann |
| Written by | Götz Spielmann |
| Produced by | Wulf Flemming Erich Lackner |
| Starring | Petra Morzé Andreas Patton Hary Prinz Susanne Wuest |
| Cinematography | Martin Gschlacht |
| Edited by | Karina Ressler |
| Music by | Walter W. Cikan Marnix Veenenbos |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Languages | German Croatian English |
Synopsis
editA car accident connects the lives of a nurse (Petra Morzé), a supermarket checkout girl (Susanne Wuest), and a real-estate agent (Andreas Kiendl), all involved in complex and dysfunctional relationships.
Production
editAsked about the explicit sex scenes between Petra Morzé and Andreas Patton, director Götz Spielmann said, "I told them I wanted them to go as far as possible, without taboos. We'd find out how far that was when we got there. Then for two days we talked through the scenes point by point, in complete detail and without inhibitions, discussed every second of these scenes - completely and candidly. What does the character feel, what gets him/her excited, why? What kind of power relationships are at work? At what point do they change? And so on... What turned out well - and this is what is often the problem in sex scenes - is that the actors were always aware that they were characters, that they were playing the story and sexuality of characters. That gives you protection, lets you take greater risks. Because of this, the shoots were very exciting and sometimes really moving."[4]
Reception
editAntares was poorly received by those few critics who saw it. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "50 Countries in Competition for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2004-10-22. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "2005 Oscars 77th Academy Awards Nominees". Yahoo! Movies. 2005-01-25. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ Dassanowsky, Robert von; Speck, Oliver C. (2011-04-15). New Austrian Film. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9780857452320.
- ^ "Antares". www.yumpu.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Antares (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
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