Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community (1988)
One of the main theses of the Marienthal study was that prolonged unemployment leads to a state of apathy in which the victims do not utilize any longer even the few opportunities left to them. The vicious cycle between reduced opportunities and reduced level of aspiration has remained the focus of all subsequent discussions.
Director: Karin Brandauer
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Franziska Walser as Ruth Weiss |
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Nicolas Brieger as Robert Bergheim |
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Johann Nikolussi as Kurt Schrader |
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Stefan Suske as Philipp Strauss |
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August Schmölzer as Jindracek |
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Bernd Spitzer as Franz Wimmer |
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Karina Thayenthal as Arbeitslose |
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Maria Perschy as Mrs. Strauß |
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Hermann Schmid as Karl Uferer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uli Fessler | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Karin Brandauer | Director |
| Sound | Christian Brandauer | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Herbert Giesser | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Helmut Pirnat | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Heide Kouba | Writer |
| Writing | Karin Brandauer | Writer |
| Art | Peter Manhardt | Art Direction |
| Editing | Marie Homolkova | Editor |