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Ostravaganza

2022

A dry, deadpan mock-documentary that ambles through eccentric interviews, rewarding patience with quiet absurdist charm.

Directed by
Martin Miotk
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bob Schneider, Désirée Nick, Giso Weißbach
Overview
Director Martin Miotk accompanies cultural journalist Marion Christen on her search for the true origins of avant-garde music. Her discovery: six East German artists (Dagmar Gelbke, Giso Weissbach, Barbara Lauritzen, Gabriele Thöns, Sabine Deskouw and Desireé Mansky Kalauke) not only produced the most important innovations of New Music, but still indulge in a subversive cultural underground.

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Directed by
Martin Miotk
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bob Schneider, Désirée Nick, Giso Weißbach
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • identity
  • media
  • politics
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Languages
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