"She is the only German filmmaker, who realizes all of her films under her own authority, from the idea and the conception through the direction and even including the camera work. Yes, and she is also her own producer. Thus, she could be called a true film auteur, if the concept was not so narrow when taking her ambitions in their many art forms into consideration. A designation as a film artist is certainly more appropriate, simply because her works are so far removed from the conventional expectations of motion picture films." (Annette Deeken in the exhibition catalogue "film.kunst: Ulrike Ottinger", Deutsche Kinemathek - Museum für Film und Fernsehen, Berlin 2007) > More photos > Trailer
In preparation: THE BLOOD COUNTESS
Impatiently awaiting the arrival of her devoted maid Hermine, the countess Erzsébeth Báthory, also known as La Comtesse Sanglante, a tigress in human disguise, ascends into the open daylight.
At breathtaking speed, the two women race through a Vienna of ghoulish beauty. This is a cracked journey to the roots of a myth that has lost nothing of its appeal: to the Vampyre Empire!
Starring Tilda Swinton and Isabelle Huppert!
Award of the German film critique: PRATER
People, monsters, sensations. The beguiling images in Ulrike Ottinger’s Prater transform this mythical Viennese attraction into a cinematic experience. A captivating succession of intention and coincidence, an amusement ride through time and space. An complex film that makes us think and laugh.
Award of the German film critique 2007: best documentary!
Impressions from Dubai
Ulrike Ottinger at Dubai International Film Festival with THE KOREAN WEDDING CHEST