After marrying Emperor Franz Joseph, Empress Sissi faces the challenges of court etiquette and her overbearing mother-in-law, while longing for a simpler life in the mountains of her homeland.
In the 1965 film 'Help!', a mad scientist kidnaps the Beatles and plans to sacrifice them to a religious cult. The Beatles must navigate through various absurd and surreal situations to escape their predicament.
The relationship between Germans and Austrians is illuminated in a satirical and tragicomic way. The main characters of the series are the members of the German Family Sattmann, who have been spending their holidays for years in the fictional village of Lahnenberg in the Tyrolean Zillertal. The story begins with real excerpts from the TV show "Let's Go!" Asked by Fuchsberger, Austrian candidates explain that the Piefkes are the imaginary Germans who threw their marks around them and believed that something was better. The outrage among German tourists is great, especially among the Berlin business family Sattmann. The Tyroleans are doing everything they can to contain the threat of a stornowelle of German tourists (which in reality also existed).
Swiss Miss is a comedy musical that takes place in the beautiful Swiss Alps. The story revolves around romantic rivalries, manipulative females, and unrequited love. It features a female sexual predator and a taming of the shrew scenario. The plot also includes elements of unpaid bills, a dish-washer character, and a song-writer. Other key elements in the story involve a cheese factory, a pipe organ, soap bubbles, and a chef. The setting is a mountain resort in the 1930s, with scenes featuring a suspension bridge, a rope bridge, and a mousetrap. Additional elements include a dysfunctional marriage, a gorilla, a piano, and the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps.
Love blossoms when Melody is assigned to track down a reclusive pianist and covince him to play a classical Christmas concert in Vienna.
The Constant Nymph tells the story of Tessa, a teenage girl who falls passionately in love with Lewis, a much older man. Despite their undeniable connection, Lewis is unable to fully reciprocate Tessa's feelings due to societal conventions and their significant age difference. As their relationship unfolds, it becomes clear that Tessa's unrequited love will have far-reaching consequences for everyone involved.
A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently become the couriers for an international smuggling ring.
In the stunning Tyrolean Alps, a young boy falls in love with a girl while spending a summer at his family's inn. With the help of a paddle-steamer, they embark on a series of adventures filled with music, laughter, and romance. Based on the famous operetta, this musical film captures the enchanting spirit of Austria's Tyrol region.
At the center of the family story is 13-year-old titular protagonist Madison, for whom cycle racing means just everything! She gives her all to emulate her cool and successful cycle-pro father. But when the talented and ambitious young racer has to unwillingly swap saddles for a mountain bike, things go haywire.
The Kurdish Iraqi poet and actor Zeravan Khalil travels with his dog through an Alpine gorge after fleeing from IS war and genocide. As he remembers the abomination, he writes a poem with the title “You drive me mad” in Kurmanji Kurdish. In his home country, Yazidic Kurds are forbidden to work in his profession. Then he eats his apple and wanders through Europe’s middle with more hope.
A load of excited female winter vacationers travel to the Bavarian mountains. It's going to be a turbulent time for the funny little fat director from Berlin and the other passengers. The ladies have planned for this, traveling without husbands - in the hope of finding more than a full replacement among the local lads. And none of them are disappointed, although the innkeeper is keen to ensure that his establishment remains respectable.
Die Heldin in „Die Hebamme – Auf Leben und Tod“ ist eine Reisende zwischen den Welten und den Zeiten. Zwischen den Autoritäten anno 1813, der Kirche und der Wissenschaft, bleibt Rosa Koelbl eine Fremde. Die Zeit ist noch nicht reif für die Werte, die diese Frau verkörpert. (Quelle: http://www.tittelbach.tv/programm/fernsehfilm/artikel-1422.html)
Brenner Pass, Alpine border, spring 2016: the Austrian government announces the construction of a border fence, expecting a shift of the refugee routes to Italy after the Balkan route is closed. The residents fear the fence just as much as the supposedly threatening influx of foreigners to their homeland. Two years later, the fence is still rolled up in a container, as the inrush of refugees never occurred.
Sanger, an eccentric expatriate composer, dies in his house in the Austrian Alps, leaving his daughters penniless. The young composer Lewis Dodd, a longstanding friend of the family, falls in love with their cousin Florence when she comes to take the girls back to England. But little Tessa Sanger is in love with Lewis herself, and when she runs away from school and comes to live with Florence and her husband, their already-shaky marriage is further undermined
Words are loaded with meaning. Certain ones conjure joyful memories and others remind us of less happy times. For Nenda Neururer, the word 'oachkatzlschwoaf' invokes a range of emotions. The German word is very hard to pronounce and is synonymous with the Austrian state of Tyrol where locals tease outsiders by asking them to pronounce it. Despite growing up in Tyrol, Nenda Neururer often felt like an outsider when confronted with this word. But when she moved to London she grew nostalgic for it and it became her little secret. Found in Translation is a series made as part of the In The Mix project, in partnership with BBC Studios TalentWorks, Black Creators Matter and the Barbican.
A new member of the Vienna Boys Choir shoulders the blame for a theft.