Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl

Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl
Written byJohannes Grenzfurthner
Roland Gratzer
Directed byJohannes Grenzfurthner
StarringSophia Grabner
Lukas Tagwerker
Martin Auer
Roland Gratzer
Evelyn Fürlinger
Jeff Ricketts
Eva-Christina Binder
David Dempsey
Harald Homolka-List
Conny Lee
Joe Baumgartner
Music byKasson Crooker
Country of originAustria
Original languagesGerman
English
Production
ProducersGünther Friesinger
Johannes Grenzfurthner
CinematographyThomas Weilguny
EditorsEstelle Hödl
Josef P. Wagner
Running time72 minutes
BudgetEUR 5000
Original release
NetworkORF III
ReleaseMarch 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
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Die Gstettensaga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl (The Gstetten Saga: The Rise of Echsenfriedl) is a 2014 Austrian science fiction and fantasy film directed by Johannes Grenzfurthner and starring Sophia Grabner, Lukas Tagwerker and Jeff Ricketts.
The absurdist comedy[1] deals with the politics and hype behind media technology and nerd culture. Grenzfurthner calls his film a contemporary way to talk about the critique of the spectacle and commodity fetishism.[2] The film was co-produced by art group monochrom and the media collective Traum & Wahnsinn, and created for the Austrian television channel ORF III.[3] It features music by Kasson Crooker, Starpause, and many others.

  1. ^ "7 Contagious Movies to Watch During Self-Quarantine; in: Metropole". 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. ^ "Interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner in Jungle World, September 2014". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2014-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "ORF III project page Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine"