Austria Submits Berlinale Prizewinning Thriller ‘The Devil’s Bath’ for Oscars International Feature Film Race
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent “The Devil’s Bath,” a period psychological thriller which competed at the Berlin Film Festival, has been submitted by Austria as its official Oscar entry for the international feature film race.
The film picked up the Silver Bear for best cinematography (for Martin Gschlacht) at the Berlinale. “The Devil’s Bath” is directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the Austrian filmmaking duo behind “Goodnight Mommy” which had bowed at Venice and had also represented Austria in the Oscar race.
It went on to be remade into an English-language film released by Amazon under the same title, starring Naomi Watts. Set in rural Austria in 1750, “The Devil’s Bath” stars Anja Plaschg, the up-and-coming singer and composer known as Soap & Skin.
Plaschg plays Agnes, a young married woman who feels oppressed in her husband’s world, which is devoid of emotions and limited to chores and expectations.
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