Lovely Rita
2001·Austria·79 min.
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For her directorial debut, Jessica Hausner has created an honest and revealing portrait of Rita, a wilful and unruly teenager on the verge of womanhood. Her sexual awakening leads her to intimacy with a schoolboy too young and a bus driver, too old. Her efforts to break out of her solitude and claustrophobic environment isolate her even more, until one day she crosses the line...
DirectorJessica Hausner
ScreenwriterJessica Hausner
CinematographyMartin Gschlacht
CastBarbara Osika·Christoph Bauer·Peter Fiala·Wolfgang Kostal·Karina Brandlmayer·Gabriele Wurm Bauer·Harald Urban·Felix Eisier·Agnes Napieralska·René Wanko·Marcia Knoppel·Ursula Pucher·Lili Schageri·Frau Urban·Bettina GrossingerShow all
Original titleLovely Rita