The Arrival of Averill (1992)
In this highly symbolic political allegory, Averill is traveling through a troubled countryside amid rumors of war to visit his father. He reaches a train station in a city which is paralyzed by a transportation strike and is forced to take lodgings in a bizarre, unattractive town populated by seemingly malformed individuals. After a while, he begins to try to woo a much older woman, and symbolic images of entrapment, imprisonment and erotic enticement mark his adventures in this regard.
Director: Michael Schottenberg
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Andras Jones as Averill |
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Maria Bill as woman |
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Umberto Conte as waiter |
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Michael Kroecher as porter |
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Elisabeth Kaza as old woman |
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Fabio Carfora as man with clubfoot |
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Elena Roverselli as the marchioness |
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Valerio Isidori as photographer |
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Claude Aufaure as man in suit |
| Directing | Michael Schottenberg | Director |
| Writing | Michael Schottenberg | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Juncker | Writer |
| Camera | Michael Riebl | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ortrun Bauer | Editor |
| Art | Christoph Kanter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erika Navas | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Schmidt | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Leins | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael Etz | Sound |
| Production | Peter Pochlatko | Producer |
| Production | Danny Krausz | Production Manager |