The Inheritors (1998)
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73% of critics liked it
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46% of users liked it
(405 ratings)
In an Austrian farming village during the '30s, narrator Severin (Lars Rudolph) watches an old woman, Rosalind (Elisabeth Orth) visit the bed of sleeping farmhand Lukas (Simon Schwarz). Rosalind is accused when the owner of the farm is found dead. Local farmers believe his land will be divided… More In an Austrian farming village during the '30s, narrator Severin (Lars Rudolph) watches an old woman, Rosalind (Elisabeth Orth) visit the bed of sleeping farmhand Lukas (Simon Schwarz). Rosalind is accused when the owner of the farm is found dead. Local farmers believe his land will be divided among them, since he had no heirs, but his will states that both farm and livestock are left to his peasant workers. When the seven peasants decide not to sell, they join the ranks of the landed gentry. The community's established farmers, led by Danninger (Ulrich Wildgruber), first attack the seven peasants with slander and ridicule and then turn violent. Shot in Super 16 with a blowup to 35mm, this film had its world premiere at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival where it won a Tiger Award. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stefan Ruzowitzky
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 9, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 19, 1999
- Studio
- Stratosphere Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Inspiring and surprisingly poignant.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A rowdy, bawdy, and clever morality tale about the elixir of freedom and the eternal clash between the haves and the have-nots.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It is a dark morality tale about the powerful ones acting petty and cruel, while the peasants act with dignity and courage.
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Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
The characters lack much depth or complexity. Looking at their clothes is sufficient information to predict their behavior
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Maria Garcia, Film Journal International
The director's visual style communicates moral ambivalence in a story that screams for judgment.
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Cast
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Simon Schwarz
as Lukas
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Sophie Rois
as Emmy
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Lars Rudolph
as Severin
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Julia Gschnitzer
as Old Nane
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Ulrich Wildgruber
as Danninger
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Elisabeth Orth
as Rosalind
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Tilo Prückner
as Grossknecht
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Susanne Silverio
as Lisbeth
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Kirsten Schwab
as Liesl
