The Prom (1982) [N/A]

Featuring:
Hans Rasch

Written by:
Ulrich Seidl

Directed by:
Ulrich Seidl


Release Date:
January 1, 1982

Original Title:
Der Ball

Genres:
Documentary

Production Countries:
Austria

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 50

Ulrich Seidl applies his characteristically gentle eye to the wonderful people of his hometown of Horn, documented making fools of themselves during an annual student ball.

This is a film about the 'students ball' in Horn, the little Austrian town Ulrich Seidl grew up. The movie portraits the young people attending for the first time as well as the notables of the town, all of them eagerly involved in maintaining the stiff and stifling ritual.

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Rankings and Honors

The Prom (1982) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.3/10

Director:
Ulrich Seidl

Director of Photography:
Hermann Dunzendorfer
Susanne Meitz

Editor:
Angela Kauf

Producer:
Ulrich Seidl

Writer:
Ulrich Seidl

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