Movies: Jörg Schneider

Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates as Strauss conjures up the brutality of Herod's corrupt court. Richard Strausss opera at the Salzburg...

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The lively Oskar faces the biggest challenge of his retirement. The double life of his bigamist friend Hugo threatens to be exposed. To prevent this, Oski constructs a huge web of lies and has to pay the price: a comedic firework display with Jörg Sc...

Wanner, a man of independent means, has a mistress in Geneva. However, in order to spend a few days with her without risk, he decides to open a sales branch of a long-defunct company. He therefore hires a "trusted" employee in Geneva to look after th...

Heini Schoch becomes a millionaire on his birthday of all days. He mistakes his briefcase for a completely identical item. With one tiny difference: the other suitcase is stuffed with bundles of money. This money can only come from a scam, Heini conc...

Hubert, who is having fun with his employee Jenny and doesn't notice that - along with other valuables that are rapidly losing value in comparison - his suit is stolen. How to get home? How to explain to his wife that he would be performing in an Ada...

Cunning genius or poor devil? Ex-office clerk Kurt is both: he uses false papers and fictitious people to collect heaps of social benefits. Papa State is a real goldmine for Kurt. But at some point the scam is exposed....

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Shy accountant Fink suddenly gains a reputation as a notorious lover when he fabricates a fling with visiting film star Ria Ray to impress his boss’s daughter, Gerty. When Ria hears the rumors and shows up determined to expose the truth, Fink’s made-...

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Love and friendship, lies and betrayal - comedies often deal with existential themes. But not always. Sometimes everyday life is enough to pick up an audience and entertain them. The audience suddenly sees themselves as experts who can give an inform...

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In a run-down hotel, only one room with two double beds is still available. The head porter, a former foreign legionnaire, and the shady hotel manager have double-booked this one room. First to an exhausted couple and then to a sales representative w...