Moss on the Stones
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Moss on the Stones is a 1968 Austrian drama film
directed by Georg Lhotsky
. The Austrian academic Robert von Dassanowsky
said it was one of the most remarkable and memorable Austrian films of the 1960s. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 42nd Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Georg Lhotsky
Georg Lhotsky
Georg Lhotzky is an Austrian actor and film director. He directed 15 films between 1960 and 1991.-External links:...
. The Austrian academic Robert von Dassanowsky
Robert von Dassanowsky
Robert von Dassanowsky FRHistS, FRSA is an Austrian-American academic, writer, film and cultural historian, and producer...
said it was one of the most remarkable and memorable Austrian films of the 1960s. The film was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 42nd Academy Awards
42nd Academy Awards
The 42nd Academy Awards were presented April 7, 1970 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. There was no host.This is currently the highest rated of the televised Academy Awards ceremonies, according to Nielsen ratings....
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Fritz MuliarFritz MuliarFritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :...
as The Architect - Erika PluharErika PluharErika Pluhar is an actress, singer and author from Austria and was born on 28 February 1939 in Vienna.Erika Pluhar is the daughter of Anna and Dr Josef Pluhar. One of her sisters, Ingeborg G...
as Julia - Louis Ries as Mehlmann
- Johannes Schauer as Karl
- Heinz Trixner as Petrik
- Wilfried Zeller-Zellenberg as The Baron
See also
- List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film