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Director
Karl Markovics
Cast
Thomas Schubert,
Karin Lischka,
Georg Friedrich,
Gerhard Liebmann,
Stefan Matousch,
Luna Mijović
Genre
Drama
Roman Kogler is a 19-year old in a juvenile detention facility who is attempting to find a job before his parole hearing. First he interviews at a metalworking factory, lying about his welding skills, and later finds a job at a mortuary. He attempts to build a new life, but struggles with his guilt.
Time Out by David Fear
An Austrian actor whose Easter-Island mug has graced movies such as the Oscar-nominated "The Counterfeiters" (2007), Markovics shows a keen attention to performers that you'd expect from a thespian-turned-director.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
The "breathing" of the title becomes a cleverly recurrent motif, and Markovics's script circles around the themes of death and life in thoughtful and elegant ways: it is a well-carpentered screenplay which bears every sign of having been a labour of love, worked on fruitfully over many years.
Empire by David Parkinson
Best known until now for Oscar-winning holocaust drama "The Counterfeiters," Karl Markovics flexes his muscles on the other side of the camera with terrific effect. A fine, moving debut for the new writer/director.
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
The new film's strongest point is the assured performance by Schubert, who's in nearly every frame. Elegant cinematography by Martin Gschlacht, one of Austria's most sought-after lensers, gives Breathing added depth.
The New York Times
As a collaboration Breathing owes much to the balanced compositions, lucid imagery and judicious use of color executed by Mr. Gschlacht, who brought a similarly clear gaze to morally fraught work by other Austrian directors (Götz Spielmann's "Revanche," Jessica Hausner's "Lourdes," Michael Glawogger's "Slumming").
The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold
As a collaboration Breathing owes much to the balanced compositions, lucid imagery and judicious use of color executed by Mr. Gschlacht, who brought a similarly clear gaze to morally fraught work by other Austrian directors (Götz Spielmann's "Revanche," Jessica Hausner's "Lourdes," Michael Glawogger's "Slumming").
Total Film
Thoughtfully shot by first-time director Karl Markovics, the only warmth comes from the stiffening cadavers.
Total Film by Matt Glasby
Thoughtfully shot by first-time director Karl Markovics, the only warmth comes from the stiffening cadavers.
Slant Magazine by Joseph Jon Lanthier
Can a film be faulted for being too sympathetic toward its characters, for limning a milieu with extraneous humanism?
Village Voice
A film of unreconciled impulses, Breathing is by turns vaguely sentimental and cooly detached in a manner that's ultimately more off-putting than it is complementary.
Village Voice by Michael Nordine
A film of unreconciled impulses, Breathing is by turns vaguely sentimental and cooly detached in a manner that's ultimately more off-putting than it is complementary.
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