THERAPY FOR A VAMPIRE
by David Rühm
synopsis
Vienna, early 1930s. One fine evening, Sigmund Freud has a new patient on his couch – a mysterious count who can no longer bear the “eternally long” relationship with his wife. The vain countess incessantly complains about not being able to look at herself in a mirror, the count tells the professor. Unaware of the fact that the count and his wife are vampires, Freud introduces his mysterious patient to a young painter, Viktor, who paints portraits that express more than a mirror ever could. While visiting the painter, the count takes an instant shine to Viktor’s girlfriend Lucy – more so than Viktor and the countess would like.
international title: | Therapy For A Vampire |
original title: | Der Vampir auf der Couch |
country: | Austria, Switzerland |
sales agent: | Picture Tree International |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | David Rühm |
film run: | 87' |
release date: | AT 19/12/2014, DE 10/09/2015 |
screenplay: | David Rühm |
cast: | Tobias Moretti, Jeanette Hain, Cornelia Ivancan, Dominic Oley, Lars Rudolph |
cinematography by: | Martin Gschlacht |
film editing: | Claudio Cea |
art director: | Martin Reiter |
costumes designer: | Monika Buttinger |
music: | Beat Solèr |
producer: | Franz Novotny, Alexander Glehr, Christof Neracher, Christian Davi, Thomas Thümena |
production: | Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion, Hugofilm Productions |
backing: | Österreichisches Filminstitut, Filmstandort Austria, Filmfonds Wien, BAK, Zürcher Filmstiftung, Land Niederösterreich, Land Salzburg |
distributor: | Thimfilm GmbH, MFA Filmdistribution |