The Loneliest Man in Town
Austria, 2026.
Directed by: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel.
Cast: Alfred Blechinger, Brigitte Meduna, Flurina Schneider, Alois Koch.
Running time: 86 min.
Synopsis
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel focus on Al Cook, a veteran blues musician in Vienna who has never visited the Mississippi Delta he calls his spiritual home. Facing eviction by an investment fund, the anti-hero must decide whether to embark on the trip of a lifetime to New Orleans. Told with minimalist framing and a deadpan humor reminiscent of Aki Kaurismäki.
Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel focus on Al Cook, a veteran blues musician in Vienna who has never visited the Mississippi Delta he calls his spiritual home. Facing eviction by an investment fund, the anti-hero ...