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Coma (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Coma' is a 2009 Austrian film written and directed by Ludwig Wst.
The film premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2009. It received critical acclaim particularly in the French Canadian press.Tremblay, Odile. [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/270838/un-week-end-au-festival-du-nouveau-cinema "Un week-end au Festival du nouveau cinma"], 'Le Devoir', Montral, 9 October 2009. Retrieved on 2010-08-29.
Due to his gloomy style director Ludwig Wst is often compared with fellow Austrian directors Michael Haneke and Ulrich Seidl.Tremblay, Yves. [http://www.lienmultimedia.com/article.php3?id_article=21915&var_recherche=koma+w%FCst "Koma"], 'Le Lien Multimedia', Montral, 10 October 2009. Retrieved on 2010-08-29.Schachter, D.I. [http://www.indyish.com/interview-with-koma-director-ludwig-wust "Interview with Koma director Ludwig Wst"], 'Indyish.com', Montral, 17 October 2009. Retrieved on 2010-08-29.
'Coma' is the first Austrian film and one of the first films in Europe that had a world-wide release on the internet as video on demand on the renowned cinema website mubi.com simultaneously with its theatrical release.Huber, Christoph. [http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/film/595597/Koma-im-Kino_Der-eigene-Vater-im-Gewaltvideo "'Koma' im Kino: Der eigene Vater im Gewaltvideo"], 'Die Presse', Vienna, 19 September 2009. Retrieved on 2011-01-07.
Plot
Hans, a taxi driver lives in a small town near Vienna. When he is turning 50 his wife arranges a party with friends. But as the guests gather Hans wanders off into the forest and does not attend the party. Meanwhile his son is watching snuff videos with his friend Richy. Richy brings him a DVD with a video that shows a woman almost being beaten to death. Mistakenly his mother finds the DVD and takes it as a birthday present for his father and wraps it. After Hans has eventually returned home that night he finds the DVD and is confronted with his violent past.
He leaves the family and drives to Germany where he pays a prostitute to get information about Gertrud, a woman with whom he was able to fully play out his sadomasochistic fantasies. He eventually finds her in a hospital. She is in a vegetative state and takes her to his new home to take care of her. The film finishes with a love scene between the two.
Critical reception
Following the world premiere at the Moscow International Film Festival 2009 the film had excellent reviews around the world, especially in the Canadian press after its North American premiere at the Festival du Nouveau Cinma in Montral. 'Le Lien Multimedia's Yves Tremblay noted:
Awards and Festivals
*Moscow International Film Festival (Competition)
*Reykjavk International Film Festival (Competition)
*Festival du Nouveau Cinma (Competition)
*Saarbrcken Film Festival Max Ophls Preis (Spektrum)
*Hof International Film Festival
*Vienna International Film Festival
*Diagonale (Competition)
*Split International Film Festival (Competition)
*Nordkapp Film Festival
*Tamil Nadu International Filmfestival: 'Best Film'
References
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