Northern Skirts
| Northern Skirts | |
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| Directed by | Barbara Albert |
| Written by | Barbara Albert |
| Starring | Nina Proll |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Northern Skirts (German: Nordrand) is a 1999 German-language film directed by Barbara Albert. It was an international co-production between Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It was Austria's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[1] The film addresses the marginalisation of the Vienna's migrant and ethnic minority population against the background of rising xenophobia encouraged by Joerg Haider and the so-called Freedom Party.
Cast
[edit]- Nina Proll as Jasmin Schmid
- Edita Malovcic as Tamara
- Astrit Alihajdaraj as Senad
- Tudor Chirilă as Valentin
- Michael Tanczos as Roman
- Georg Friedrich as Wolfgang
- Martina Stojan as Sonja
- Marta Klubowicz as Jolanta
- Brigitte Kren as Gitti
Reception
[edit]David Rooney of Variety wrote "Northern Skirts remains too fragmented in its presentation of characters and plot to bring its themes of family and emotional connection fully into focus".[2]
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 November 1999. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ Rooney, David (20 September 1999). "Northern Skirts". Variety.
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