Fever (2014)
It’s the early 1950s and little Franzi is growing up in the small Austrian town of Judenburg. Her oppressive family home is dominated by her feverish and mentally ill father, who is rigid and unpredictable. Her father, who regularly delivers halves of pork for the butcher, spent several years in the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Algeria and Syria – a period which he partly glorifies but which still also haunts him. Franzi immerses herself in this world by looking at an abundance of beguiling yet disturbing photographs taken at the time by her father. Her own childish fantasy realm of fairy tales and picture books soon intermingle with nightmares as reality merges with imagination, war, horror and beauty.
Director: Elfi Mikesch
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 80 min
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Cast
- Carolina Cardoso - Franzi
- Eva Mattes - Franziska
- Martin Wuttke - Vater
- Nicole Max - Mutter
- Louis Wagner - Bruder
- Luc Lamesch - Junge im Schlachthof
- Sascha Ley - Mme Marguérite
- André Jung - Jaques Briquet
- Luc Feit - Monsieur Charbon
Screenplay
Country: Luxembourg, Austria
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
woman director
More Films by Director: Elfi Mikesch
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fever about?
- It’s the early 1950s and little Franzi is growing up in the small Austrian town of Judenburg. Her oppressive family home is dominated by her feverish and mentally ill father, who is rigid and unpredictable. Her father, who regularly delivers halves of pork for the butcher, spent several years in the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Algeria and Syria – a period which he partly glorifies but which still also haunts him. Franzi immerses herself in this world by looking at an abundance of beguiling yet disturbing photographs taken at the time by her father. Her own childish fantasy realm of fairy tales and picture books soon intermingle with nightmares as reality merges with imagination, war, horror and beauty.
- Who directed Fever?
- Fever was directed by Elfi Mikesch.
- Who stars in Fever?
- Fever stars Carolina Cardoso, Eva Mattes, Martin Wuttke, Nicole Max, Louis Wagner, Luc Lamesch.
- How long is Fever?
- Fever has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
- What genre is Fever?
- Fever is a Drama film.
- Where was Fever produced?
- Fever was produced in Luxembourg, Austria.