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Ruth Beckermann

Director

Ruth Beckermann is an Austrian filmmaker known for her documentary films that often focus on political and social issues. Some of her notable works include "The Paper Bridge," "Homeland," and "Those Who Go Those Who Stay." Beckermann has received critical acclaim and several awards for her work, including the Caligari Film Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Prix Europa. She continues to be a prominent figure in the Austrian film industry, with a focus on creating thought-provoking and socially relevant documentaries.
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  • The Waldheim Waltz

    The Waldheim Waltz

    Documentary

    2018

    1h.34min

    6 FSK

    This documentary tells the incredibly shocking story of how a Nazi officer became a top politician and UN Secretary General.

  • American Passages

    American Passages

    Documentary, Independent

    2011

    2h.0min

    16+

    An epic documentary panorama about a journey through the United States.

  • The Dreamed Ones

    The Dreamed Ones

    Documentary, Independent

    2016

    1h.29min

    16+

    The film is about love and hate, about right and wrong words. At its centre are Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who met in post-war Vienna.

  • East of War

    East of War

    Documentary, Classics

    1996

    1h.52min

    16+

    The testimonies of former Wehrmacht soldiers collected by Ruth Beckermann are still horrifying today.

  • Homemad(e)

    Homemad(e)

    Documentary, Classics

    2001

    1h.25min

    16+

    Acclaimed Austrian documentary director Ruth Beckermann portrays a dying culture of Viennese urban history.

  • Towards Jerusalem

    Towards Jerusalem

    Documentary, Classics

    1990

    1h.25min

    16+

    Beckermann's subjects offer a dramatic range of candid opinions about Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, the intifada, religion, and the economy.

  • Those Who Go Those Who Stay

    Those Who Go Those Who Stay

    Documentary, Independent

    2013

    1h.15min

    16+

    THOSE WHO GO THOSE WHO STAY is Ruth Beckermann's meta-film - an analysis of her own cinematic works, a kind of progress report.

  • The Paper Bridge

    The Paper Bridge

    Documentary, Classics

    1987

    1h.32min

    16+

    A journey through Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann's own family's history and at the same time, the story of Central Europe's Jews and of a region.

  • Return to Vienna

    Return to Vienna

    Documentary, Classics

    1983

    1h.31min

    16+

    Franz West (1909-85) remembers his youth in Vienna: the diverse Jewish population the Red Vienna labor movement and the rise of Austrofascism.

  • A Fleeting Passage To The Orient

    A Fleeting Passage To The Orient

    Biography, Classics

    1999

    1h.22min

    16+

    This captivating film shows the less-knon sides of the Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, aka Empress Sissi on her travels to Egypt in 1885 and 1891.