EUROPEAN PREMIERE

"DER AUFBRUCH oder: DER DEKADENZERLÖSER"
"THE LEAVING or: The Savior of Decadence"

Starring Elisabeth Lanz, Thomas Sturm and Eleonore Weisgerber
Written and directed by Robert Narholz

On July 29th, 2003 the film THE LEAVING celebrated its European Premiere at the Gmundner Festwochen Festival.

"An exciting experiment..."
Rundschau, July 23, 2003

"Robert Narholz is one of the greatest Austrian young talents."
KI-0816, July 2003

"The film forces the audience into a voyoristic perspective, which in this consequence has never been done before."
Rundschau, July 23, 2003

"The Leaving is one of the most interesting Austrian productions of this year."
Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, July 25, 2003

"Except the daring camera work, the film is not an experimental film, but a thrilling and suspenseful classically told story."
Rundschau, August 1, 2002

"A successful balance between comedy and tragedy... with the the mercyless immediacy of a Dogma film... The heart of any cineaste beats faster!"
Rundschau, August 20, 2003