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Revanche [videorecording] / - Director approved special edition. - 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. - - The Criterion collection ; 502 .

The companion booklet features an article, "Revival of the fittest," by film critic Armond White. Special features include new video interview with Spielmann; "The making of Revanche," a half-hour documentary shot on the set; Foreign land (Fremdland), Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director; U.S. theatrical trailer.

Cinematography, Martin Gschlacht ; editor, Karina Ressler. Cinematography, Martin Gschlacht ; editor, Karina Ressler.

Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Ursula Strauss, Andreas Lust, Hannes Thanheiser, Hanno Pöschl.

In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex works in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife.


Bluray, region A; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio), Dolby digital 5.1 surround; new high definition digital transfer.


In German with optional English subtitles ("new and improved translation")

ISBN: 9781604652277 1604652276

Standard No.: 715515051217

Publisher. No.: CC1873 The Criterion Collection

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ex-convicts--Austria--Vienna--Drama.
Ex-convicts.
Brothels--Austria--Vienna--Drama.
Brothels.
Prostitutes--Drama.
Revenge--Drama.
Redemption--Drama.
Redemption.
Redemption.
Revenge.
Prostitutes.
Brothels.
Ex-convicts.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Austria--Vienna.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Foreign language films--German.
Video recordings.
Video recordings.
Drama.
Drama.
Drama.

LC Class. No.: PN1997.2 / .R48 2010