The Loneliest Man in Town
Austria, 2026.
Directed by: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel.
Tizza Covi (Bolzano, 1971) y Rainer Frimmel (Viena, 1971) son cineastas que colaboran desde 1996 en cine, teatro y fotografía. Su obra ha sido presentada en diversas secciones de la Berlinale, como "Babooska" (Forum, Premio Wolfgang Staudte), "La Pivellina" (Generation) y "Der Glanz des Tages" (Perspektive Deutsches Kino). Su película "Aufzeichnungen aus der Unterwelt" se exhibió en Panorama, donde recibió una mención especial del jurado de documental. En 2024, Tizza Covi integró el jurado de la sección Encounters.
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 ...