In his second feature film Austrian director Markus Schleinzer tells the life story of an African slave, Angelo Soliman, who was integrated into 18th-century Viennese aristocracy. The film is both formally stunning and politically seething.

Austria & Luxembourg, 2018, 111min, German & French with English subtitles, directed by Michael Schleinzer

In 2019 CineClub investigates the relationship of Austrian cinema and genre. We continue in the spring with a closer look at Austrian historical period dramas from the silent era to current festival highlights.

Full Season:

CineConcert: Sodom and Gomorrah: The Legend of Sin and Punishment
Tuesday 2 April, 7pm, ACF London

The White Ribbon
Tuesday 23 April, 7pm, ACF London

Licht (Mademoiselle Paradis)
Thursday 16 May, 7pm, ACF London

Thursday 23 May, 7pm, ACF London

Amour Fou
Thursday 30 May, 7pm, ACF London