Lovely Rita (film)
Encyclopedia
Lovely Rita is a 2001
Austrian
drama film
directed by Jessica Hausner
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
.
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
Austrian
Cinema of Austria
Austria has had an active cinema industry since the early 20th century. Sascha Kolowrat-Krakowsky was among the Austrian pioneers of this art. Several Austrians pursued a career in pre-Nazi Germany and later in the United States, among them Fritz Lang, Josef von Sternberg, Billy Wilder, Fred...
drama film
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 Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner
Jessica Hausner is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She has directed six films since 1995. Her film Lovely Rita was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 2001 Cannes Film Festival started on May 14 and ran until May 25. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film The Son's Room by Nanni Moretti.-Jury:* Liv Ullmann, President * Mimmo Calopresti * Charlotte Gainsbourg...
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Cast
- Barbara Osika - Rita
- Christoph Bauer - Fexi
- Peter Fiala - Bus driver
- Wolfgang Kostal - Rita's father
- Karina Brandlmayer - Rita's mother
- Gabriele Wurm Bauer - Fexi's mother
- Harald Urban - Fexi's father
- Felix Eisier - Fexi's brother
- Agnes Napieralska - Rita's sister
- Rene Wanko - Rita's brother-in-law
- Marcia Knoppel - Rita's niece
- Ursula Pucher - Teacher
- Lili Schageri - Alex
- Frau Urban - Alex's mother
- Bettina Grossinger - Colleague