Angst (1983 film)
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| Directed by | Gerald Kargl |
| Produced by | Gerald Kargl & Josef Reitinger-Laska |
| Written by | Gerald Kargl & Zbigniew Rybczyński |
| Starring | Erwin Leder |
| Music by | Klaus Schulze |
| Cinematography | Zbigniew Rybczyński |
| Edited by | Zbigniew Rybczyński |
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Running time
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75 min (director's cut), 83 min (international version) |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Angst (English: "Fear") is a 1983 Austrian film. Written and directed by Gerald Kargl with cinematography by Academy Award winner Zbigniew Rybczyński, it tells the story of a psychopath recently released from prison and is loosely based on the mass murderer Werner Kniesek. Though little known, the film has received praise for its unconventional camera work and intense acting performances, particularly from actor Erwin Leder.
Klaus Schulze's soundtrack for the film is perhaps better known than the picture itself. It contains percussive and synth-based music, similar in style to the work of Tangerine Dream, a group of which Schulze was once a member.
See: Angst (soundtrack)
Though she performed no music in the film, cast member Silvia Rabenreither would later found the band Sugarplum Fairies with her husband Benedikt Bohm.
Film director Gaspar Noé has cited Angst as an influence on his filmmaking style. He has been quoted several times talking about the film:
In 2012, Angst was released on Blu-ray in France under the title of Schizophrenia. The Region B disc includes two DTS-HD Master Audio tracks: German and French. However, only French subtitles are available. Cult Epics released an English subtitled version of "Angst" Uncut & Uncensored in theaters April 2015 in USA & Canada, and on Blu-ray & DVD thereafter.
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