Far from Being Lipizzans (2025)
Although director Olga Kosanović was born and raised in Austria, she is not allowed to be Austrian. Her first attempt at naturalization failed. One contemptuous social media comment summed it up: “If a cat gives birth in the Spanish Riding School, that doesn’t make the kittens Lipizzaners.”What notion of identity underlies a legal system that divides society into “us” and “them”? A film about belonging — and about a second attempt.
Director: Olga Kosanovic
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Anna Rieser as Lover |
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Clemens Berndorff as Lover |
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Elena Wolff as Maklerin |
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Daniel Wagner as rich Man |
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Jeff Ricketts as Showmaster |
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Filipa Gregec as Daughter |
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Andrea Laušević as |
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Vladimir Vulević as Father |
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Gabriele Roller as MA 35 |
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Joseph Stoisits as Führer Hofreitschule |
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Robert Menasse as Self |
| Directing | Olga Kosanovic | Director |
| Camera | Rupert Kasper | Director of Photography |
| Production | Deniz Raunig | Producer |
| Editing | Jan Zischka | Editor |
| Production | Isabel Gurschler | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Eniko Edelsbrunner | Colorist |
| Sound | Chuqi Lu | Sound |
| Sound | Jan Zischka | Sound |
| Sound | Teresa Schwind | Sound |
| Sound | Kyrre Kvam | Music |
| Sound | Flora Rajakowitsch | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Victoria Grohs | Sound Mixer |