In the remote Alpine village of Tolzbad at the turn of the century, people talk quietly and restrain their movements lest avalanches come and kill them. This atmosphere lends itself to repressed emotions - shown through the parallel stories of butler student Johann lusting after his mother (an old flame of the mysterious Count Knotkers) and Klara's attraction to her father (who lusts after his other daughter), leading to duels and suicidal plunges galore. All this is shot in the style of an early German sound film, complete with intertitles, deliberately crackly soundtrack and 'hand-tinted' colour effects.

Starring:

Brent Neale, Caelum Vatnsdal, Daisy, Don Hewak, George Toles, Gosia Dobrowolska, Greg Klymkiw, Ian Handford, Jackie Burroughs, Jennifer Harris, Jim Keller, Jonas Chernick, Katya Gardner, Kyle McCulloch, Mark Yuill, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Cox, Rebecca Gibson, Ross McMillan, Sarah Neville, Victor Cowie

Genre:

Comedy, Drama, Romance