Catalogue des films de « Joerg Burger »

How does one picture somebody? Joerg Burger's film portrait of Elfie Semotan begins during fall in the south of Austria's province Burgenland. An old wine cellar has been converted to accommodate the archive of the protagonist. Photographs are...

Once a year, a very special train sets off on a journey through the Romanian countryside. Thousands of people gather along its route to enthusiastically greet and cheer some of the descendants of the last King of Romania travelling in those...

This feature documentary portrays one of the most important museums in the world, Vienna’s Museum of Art History. It presents a unique look behind the scenes of this fascinating institution and encounters a number of charismatic protagonists and...

"Focus On Infinity" is a cinematic journey to the places, people and machines that are involved in exploring the origin of our cosmos and of our existence. It is a very personal and intuitive investigation into the roots and boundaries of our...

"Seized" tells the story of Marijan Ahel, an engineer who for the past seven and a half years has manned a ship in Naples’ harbour which is no longer totally seaworthy. He’s using it, the Current Valetta, as a bargaining chip in a legal...

A massive earthquake destroyed the Sicilian mountain village Gibellina 39 years ago. Hundreds of people died. The survivors eked out a life in meagre barracks for 15 years. Many left the country. The city was rebuilt 18 kilometres away as a...

D'un café à la fête foraine, dans une atmosphère "viennoise", le film approche la vie de deux êtres malmenés par l'existence et sauvés par leur relation amoureuse. Bertl a 50 ans et vit de l'assistance sociale. Il fut autrefois comédien,...