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Vienne avant la nuit

2017 · 80 min

A quiet, reflective documentary that feels like a personal essay, blending historical loss with a search for roots.

Overview: The documentary filmmaker Robert Bober revisits the world of his great-grandfather, who left Poland to live in the modern and cosmopolitan city of Vienna, home to intellectuals such as Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and Arthur Schnitzler, on the eve of the National Socialist regime's rise to power, which put an end to the city's status as Europe's cultural capital. What emerges is an emotionally powerful double portrait that reveals a search for identity with universal resonance.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
family
isolation
politics
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Robert Bober
Written by: Robert Bober
Starring: Robert Bober
Runtime: 80 min
Country: Austria, France, Germany
Languages: German, English, French, Yiddish

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