In the Basement (film) explained

In the Basement
Director:Ulrich Seidl
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Austria
Language:German

In the Basement (Im Keller) is a 2014 Austrian documentary film directed by Ulrich Seidl about people and their obsessions, and what they do in their basements in their free time. It was part of the Out of Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[1] [2]

Critical reception

Glass Magazine called the film "unflinching and unsettling" in its review.[3] Guy Lodge wrote "this is an arm's-length exercise in observation, even in scenes of discomfiting intimacy" in his review for Variety.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IM KELLER (IN THE BASEMENT) - ULRICH SEIDL. September 7, 2014. www.labiennale.org. la Biennale di Venezia. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907190625/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/71st-festival/line-up/off-sel/out-of-competition/im-keller.html. September 7, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced: 'Manglehorn', 'Good Kill' In Competition; Bogdanovich, Franco, Levinson, Von Trier Also In Official Selection. Nancy Tartaglione. July 24, 2014. October 1, 2017. Deadline.com.
  3. Web site: Sajip . Arjun . Glass reviews Austrian documentary In The Basement – The Glass Magazine . Glass Magazine . 29 December 2021.
  4. News: Lodge . Guy . Venice Film Review: ‘In the Basement’ . 29 December 2021 . Variety . 30 August 2014.