Irene, the new receptionist at a hotel in the Austrian Alps, discovers that the girl she is replacing has mysteriously disappeared. Curiosity leads her to ask questions that are met with indifference and hostility from the other employees. At this point she realizes that she is in great danger.
Director: Jessica Hausner.
Writer: Jessica Hausner.
Stars: Franziska Weisz, Birgit Minichmayr, Marlene Streeruwitz, Rosa Waissnix, Christopher Schärf, Peter Strauß, Regina Fristch, Alfred Worel, Christopher Schärf, Alexander Lugonja, Tommi Saric, Marita Ringhofer, Wolfgang Kostal, Andreas Reischl, Hakon Hirzenberger, Michael Miksits, Thomas Frank, Robert Birkner, Jean Tourou, Josef Noger, Daniela Steiger, Antonia Mayer, Martina Pöltl.
Very good!
This film with its silences and understatement is very much like Hausner’s Lourdes,a film I saw some years ago. I I would love to see Lourdes added to the list and hopefully more of Hausner’s work. Thanks to Jon for this film and hopefully more of Hausner’s other films