Ein Anfang von etwas (1995)
Herbert lives a rather simple life, left to his own devices. He works as a projectionist in a shabby Viennese movie theater and lives alone with his red nameless cat in the free caretaker's apartment of a somewhat run-down apartment building. Now and then he visits his mother in a nursing home, meets with an old friend of his father, or comes to meetings of a savings club. Saving money is pretty much the center of his life because he has a dream. He wants to emigrate to the U.S. to buy his own movie theater and to reunite with his long-lost father. But when Rita, a young student, moves into the apartment building things in his life are changed completely.
Director: Nikolaus Leytner
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Christoph Waltz as Herbert Sobieski |
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Sandra Cervik as Rita Rosner |
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Georg Trenkwitz as Hans |
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Inge Rosenberg as Thekla Sobieski |
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Wolfgang Böck as Joe Czerny |
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Adi Hirschal as Alois "Luis" Hummel |
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Karl Markovics as Schurl |
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Sandra Kreisler as Mrs. Menzel |
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Claudia Martini as Doris |
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Hans-Wolfgang Pemmer as Mr. Pfeiffer |
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Florentin Groll as Briefträger |
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Peter Faerber as Chefarzt |
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Roswitha Meyer as Reisebüroangestellte |
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Silvia Fenz as Greißlerin |
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Wolf Bachofner as Wirt |
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Gudrun Tielsch as Ritas Freundin |
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Ottokar Lehrner as Jörg |
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Alois Frank as Hausverwalter |
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Julia Cencig as Arzthilfe |
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Hanna Held as Frau im Gasthaus |
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Roland Neuwirth as Sänger im Gasthaus |
| Camera | Hans Selikovsky | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andrea Wagner | Editor |
| Art | Katharina Wöppermann | Art Direction |
| Production | Thomas Konrad | Production Manager |
| Sound | Eric Spitzer | Sound |
| Lighting | Andreas Kaufmann | Gaffer |
| Camera | Chris Reichel | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Andreas Wuchte | Electrician |
| Directing | Nikolaus Leytner | Director |
| Writing | Nikolaus Leytner | Writer |
| Production | Niki List | Producer |