Spiele Leben
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Antonin Svoboda
Gerti Drassl
Andreas Patton
Birgit Minichmayr
Georg Friedrich
Barbara Albert
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Synopsis
A compulsive gambler named Kurt who is forced to take a chance with his own life. Kurt's existence revolves around money: winning it, losing it, borrowing it, paying it back. His all-consuming addiction jeopardizes his relationship with his girlfriend, Manu. After seeing a television special about Mozart's legendary system of composing music using dice, Kurt vows to let the dice determine every choice he will make hereafter, each number representing a possible option. This process gets him job offers and soon leads him to Tanja, a sexy, unruly drug addict whom he implicates in his increasingly obsessive game. But while it seems that luck is on his side and Kurt will redeem himself, living by such an arbitrary method can only lead to chaos and mania.
Director
Antonin Svoboda
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Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States January 2007
Released in United States September 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film) January 4-15, 2007.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection/New Directors) September 15-24, 2005.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Gala Presentation/Discovery) September 8-17, 2005.
Feature directorial debut for Antonin Svoboda.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film) January 4-15, 2007.)
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Official Selection/New Directors) September 15-24, 2005.)
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Gala Presentation/Discovery) September 8-17, 2005.)
