60'' - Alterlaa @ Night

Another supplement, this time from the nightly shooting at Alterlaa, we have posted pictures of that shooting before. The man that you´ll see after about 30 seconds of the clip, "Wurstsemmel" in hand and flipping through a magazine, is producer Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu. Furthermore, you´ll see tenants of Alterlaa who used the opportunity to watch the shooting. Thanks to them for literally keeping still in just the right moments!

Movie: 60'' - A@N

60'' - Day 10

A supplement to the post "Original setting" from last week, this clip shows the shooting of a hospital scene with Brigitte Hobmeier, Xaver Hutter and Erni Mangold. Medical and film equipment side by side - with almost the same kind of monitors and controllers.
We are running a little late this day, everybody is a bit nervous. But as soon as the camera is rolling, everyone is quiet and concentrated immediately.

Movie: 60'' - Day 10

Scene 11-1-1

Scene 11, first setting, first take. Reason enough for a party. After two weeks of hard work, everybody is happy to have some fun.


Christian Frosch, this time directing a bottle of wine.


Thanks to line producer Igor Orovac, everything worked well on the set until now.


Christoph Zadra (Wagner), caught with a bottle of Chinese beer.


The party takes place on the set.


Producer Gabriele Kranzelbinder, production manager Konstantin Seitz and cinematographer Busso von Müller. In the background: Brigitte Hobmeier.


Planning the next day: Zepp Berensmeier, Christian Frosch and production coordinator Carmen Weingartshofer.


Improvising as DJ: production assistant Claus Prinz.

Photos: Amour Fou Filmproduktion / PeDro

Original setting

Shooting a scene in a real hospital in Vienna. As one floor of the hospital is closed for the summer, we can shoot there without disturbing the patients.


Xaver Hutter (Branco) with Brigitte Hobmeier during a break.


Erni Mangold (Danneberg) chatting with director Christian Frosch.


We´re all set. Close-up on a hospital bed.


Inspecting every crease before the camera rolls.


Brigitte Hobmeier in close-up.


Sound engineer Jörg Theil at work.

Photos: Amour Fou Filmproduktion / PeDro

Night - outdoors

We met a lot of interest from the people living in Alterlaa aka Neustadt. Some of them were watching the shooting until long after midnight.


Production designer Giovanni Scribano will always recall the scent of white lilies when thinking of SILENT RESIDENT. It is a logistic challenge to have them ready for their "performances" in various scenes, at the right moment, fresh and in sufficient numbers. Giovanni is socializing with Viennese florists...


The strong smell of the flowers fills the air on the set.


Moving up to get the camera in the right position.


Everywhere at the same time: location manager Zepp Berensmeier.


"Lunch" at midnight.


Extras are being briefed for the next scene.

Photos: Amour Fou Filmproduktion / PeDro

60'' - Day 08

Indoor shooting at night. 60 minutes of team work cut down to 60 seconds of moving images.
This clip gives an impression of the concentration on set, with props and camera being set up, last rehearsals and briefings - until we´re ready to roll.
Movie: 60" - Day 08

Night - indoors

So far the shooting progressed without a lot of delay. If it had not been for the spider who chose the camera lens as the ideal place to settle down, we would have been right on time. With a tightly woven web on such a vital spot even an animal as tiny as a spider can hold up the crew for 45 minutes.

Shooting indoor means a little space for a lot of people. Fortunately, everyone knows what they have to do.


Christian Frosch discusses the next scene with Walfriede Schmitt (Paula). Busso von Müller sets up the camera.


Busso von Müller makes sure there´s nothing in front of the camera that is not supposed to be in the frame.


This guy is playing a special role.


Roland Jaeger waiting for his cue.


Brigitte Hobmeier and Ursula Ofner at a last rehearsal for the upcoming scence.

Photos: Amour Fou Filmproduktion / PeDro

Rhythm change

After the first week and a short break, shootings at night are on the agenda. Before the start of the nightly sessions, some more pictures from the set, this time with "Hannah" Brigitte Hobmeier and "Lasalle" Gabriel Barylli.


Brigitte Hobmeier and Gabriel Barylli in front of, Busso von Müller behind the camera.


Discussing the dialog with the director. In the background the assistant of the director, Irene "Ibi" Iversen.


Alterlaa aka "Neustadt" is the primary setting of SILENT RESIDENT.


Sorry, but we can't tell you yet what they are talking about.



Photos: Amour Fou Filmproduktion / Joe Fish

The shooting started

The 9th of August marked the beginning of the shooting of SILENT RESIDENT.

Brigitte Hobmeier, Johanna Wokalek, Erni Mangold and others acted in the fist scenes shot in Alterlaa, a huge housing estate in Vienna.


Brigitte Hobmeier (Hannah) talking to director Christian Frosch.



Brigitte Hobmeier during a break.



Brigitte Hobmeier (Hannah), Johanna Wokalek (Anna) and Christian Frosch discuss the next scene.



It all started with a big bang... Action with Peter Fitz.



Brigitte Hobmeier with Johanna Wokalek and Antonia Jung (Anna´s daughter) on the set.



Hannah & Anna - Brigitte Hobmeier and Johanna Wokalek.

Photos: (c) Amour Fou Filmproduktion / Joe Fish

SILENT RESIDENT - Credits

SILENT RESIDENT
a film by Christian Frosch

Austria / Germany / Luxemburg / Hungary 2007
Thriller I 96 min I 35mm I 1:2,35 I Dolby Digital

director: Christian Frosch
camera: Busso von Müller
editing: Michael Palm
sound: Jörg Theil
set design: Giovanni Scribano
costumes: Alfred Mayerhofer
composer: Andreas Ockert
production: AMOUR FOU Filmproduktion and KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Productions
producers: Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
coproduction Germany:
Mediopolis Leipzig, Alexander Ris
Neue Visionen Filmproduktion, Matthias Mücke und Torsten Frehse
Weltfilm, Kristina Konrad und Christian Frosch
coproduction Hungary: Eurofilm Studio, Péter Miskolczi
coproduction Luxemburg: Minotaurus Film, Bady Minck

with: Brigitte Hobmeier, Martin Wuttke, Johanna Wokalek, Erni Mangold, Walfriede Schmitt, Xaver Hutter, Gabriel Barylli, Mirjam Ploteny, Markus Hering, Nina Fog u.a.

funding: ÖFI (Österreichisches Filminstitut), FFW (Filmfonds Wien), ORF (Film-/Fernsehabkommen), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmfund Luxembourg, MDM (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung), Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary, Ministerium für Bildung und Kultur der Republik Ungarn, MEDIA Programme of the European Community

SILENT RESIDENT is at the same time a thriller, a love story and a parable about 21st century society. The timeless and geographically detached setting of the story is a city which controls itself and whose impressive and haunting architecture mirrors the atmosphere of the narration.


You´ll find more information on SILENT RESIDENT and other films produced by Amour Fou and distributed by Poool on our websites www.amourfou.at and www.poool.at.