Maresi Riegner

The story of Empress Elisabeth of Austria told from the point of view of her lady-in-waiting, Irma Sztáray. Far from the kitschy “Sissi” cliché, she portrays a woman who, for years without her husband, surrounded only by women, ventured on journeys throughout Europe, mastered six languages, practiced high-performance sports and did not fit at all into the tight corset of the Viennese court.

1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential information from him. Thrown into solitary confinement, Bartok is psychologically tormented for months and begins to weaken. However, when he steals an old book about chess it sets him on course to overcome the mental suffering inflicted upon him, until it becomes a dangerous obsession.

Hanna Leitner, wants to escape the bourgeois corset and her husband Anton, who sexually harasses her. She goes into therapy with Otto Gross and follows him to Monte Verità, where she discovers the fascination of photography.

The dress is too lavish and the toilet cubicle too small for the bride to fit in. The ballroom is jam-packed and the mood is alarmingly good. Something is about to burst: the groom’s delusion of grandeur? The pregnant belly of deaf Betti? Her step-father’s patience? Or the wine-filled bladder of his ex-wife?

A female corpse was found in a Alpine lake. Inspector Lisa Kuen cancels her vacation, and takes over the case, because she grew up in the next village and is familiar with the area and the people. To the displease of her college Alex.

The life of Karsten, a mortician, isn’t going that well at the moment. Just in time for Christmas, his parents inform him during the festive dinner that they want to commit suicide together. In five days. Usually used to death, he tries everything to convince the dear mother Marion and the father Theodor, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, not to pursue their plan. But the conflict about the self-determined death opens up old wounds – and as Karsten’s own health deteriorates rapidly, it is no longer clear who needs to be saved.

In the last days of World War II, Gauleiter Eigruber ordered the blasting of the salt mine. Stolen art treasures are stored there. The villagers oppose it.

18th century Vienna. Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart's, lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a forward-thinking-physician who gives her the care and attention that she requires. With the doctor's innovative techniques of magnetism, Maria slowly recovers her sight. But this miracle comes at a price as the woman progressively starts to lose her gift for music.

School’s out at last! Jojo wants to spend the summer with her boyfriend Toni and his crazy band. Sleeping in the old camper, celebrating, and playing concerts. The problem is just that Jojo is pregnant, her father got wind of it, and lately Toni has been making out with the drummer Milli.

오스트리아 빈 근교의 툴른에서 태어난 에곤 쉴레는 유복한 가정에서 태어났지만, 매독에 걸린 아버지의 광기로 인해 어린 시절 큰 상처를 받은 인물로 기록되고 있다. 매독에 걸린 아버지가 모든 집안 소유물을 아궁이에 던져 태워버린 것, 어머니의 무관심 등은 에곤 쉴레가 짧은 일평생 동안 여동생 게르티 쉴레에 집착하고 자신을 예술에만 몰아치게 한 원동력을 만든 트라우마로 분석되고 있다.두 살 때부터 무엇인가를 그리기 시작했고 어려서부터 그림에 천부적인 재능을 보였던 에곤 쉴레는 정식으로 미술 교육을 받지 않았지만, 명문인 빈 예술 아카데미에 최연소로 입학 허가를 받으며 천재성을 인정받는다. 하지만 아카데미의 보수적인 학풍에 반대해 학교를 그만두고 ‘신예술가 그룹’을 결성하며 자신만의 독특한 화풍을 발전시키며 작품 활동을 펼쳐 나간다.특히 당대 최고의 화가 구스타프 클림트는 에곤 쉴레의 재능을 아끼면서도 질투했는데, 서로 그림을 교환할 때마다 그가 매번 ‘왜 그림을 교환하려 하지? 네 그림이 훨씬 나은데?’라고 한 것은 유명한 일화. 구스타프 클림트와 에곤 쉴레는 서로에게 자극과 영감을 받는 사이였고 구스타프 클림트는 그의 가장 친한 친구이자 조력자 역할을 했다. 도발적이고 과격한 터치로 적나라하게 인체를 표현, 금기를 깨고 죽음과 에로티시즘이 결합된 충격적이고 매혹적인 작품들을 남긴 에곤 쉴레는 28세라는 젊은 나이에 스페인 독감으로 아내와 뱃속의 아이를 잃고 자신도 짧은 생을 마감한다.

The Ballade of Tubbie, Tim, Jojo, Birdie and Marie, tells in seven chapters the story of five teenagers, who have found a substitute family in each other.