Rimini

media release: Austria, France, Germany | 2022 | DCP | 115 min. | German and Italian with English subtitles 

Director: Ulrich Seidl; Cast: Michael Thomas, Tessa Göttlicher, Hans-Michael Rehberg 

Long past his meager prime, washed-up crooner Richie Bravo has been reduced to miniscule gigs in Italian tourist traps during the chilly off-season. Bombed out of his mind while belting out cheesy pop tunes of yesteryear for an audience of swooning seniors, he makes ends meet selling his bloated body to the most desperate among them…until his daughter shows up. Master filmmaker Seidl’s characteristically provocative and caustic vision is anchored by a superb lead performance by Michael Thomas.

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