The Viennese received the award for his camera work for the Austrian film “Des Teufels Bad”.
With Soap&Skin star Anja Plaschg in the lead role, “Des Teufels Bad” paints a picture of rural Upper Austria around 1750 based on the fate of a woman who is trapped in this archaic life. Gschlacht, who has had a decisive influence on Austrian cinema over the past two decades, filmed the event in the style of an old master. With his lighting he repeatedly alludes to the Flemish masters.
“I was awestruck, surprised and grateful to learn of this award at the Berlinale,” said Gschlacht in his first reaction to the bear win. The Viennese, who was born in 1969, emphasized that he had to share the prize with his “most important allies”: “Anja Plaschg amazed and touched me with her magnificent portrayal of Agnes in a way that I have rarely been able to experience before in the viewfinder of my camera.” According to the cameraman, the visual implementation results from a “long-term collaboration” with Franz and Fiala, who “have always given me complete trust and courage to explore the technical and creative limits to the limit.”
In cinemas from March 8th
The directing duo was “greatly happy”: “Martin’s pictures are never an end in themselves, he never makes them just because they are beautiful or spectacular, he always wants them to serve to tell the story of the film,” emphasized the filmmakers in a broadcast. “Des Teufels Bad” opens in Austrian cinemas on March 8th.
Another red-white-red success: “Favoriten” by Ruth Beckermann was awarded the Peace Prize by an independent jury at the film festival. Every year, this awards films that impress with their powerful message of peace and aesthetic implementation of the theme. The Peace Film Prize is endowed with 5,000 euros.
Golden Bear for “Dahomey”
The documentary film “Dahomey” by French-born director Mati Diop won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale.
In “Dahomey,” the filmmaker with Senegalese roots deals with the return of art treasures stolen from Africa. Diop accompanies 26 statues on their journey from France to their country of origin, today’s Benin. The experimental documentary film captivates with poetic passages – for example, one of the art looted treasures speaks off-screen several times.
South Korean director Hong Sangsoo’s melancholic comedy “A Traveler’s Needs” has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize.
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