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Brighter than the Moon

Virgil WIDRICH

Austria200088min 35mm Color

Synopsis

An Italian named Paolo loses his job at a junkyard. At the some time Melles, a Viennese ex-contractor, and his ambitious Rumanian driver, Knarek, rob a bank. Melles discovers that Knarek has smuggled his fiancée Julie over the border in the trunk of his car and tosses her out on the street. Julie meets Paolo whe then gives her a ride to Vienna. The two Lower-Austrian detectives Fischer and Gudrawzcuk begin their search for the bank robbers. Fischer is young and inexperienced, Gudrawzcuk is old and knowing-his most bizarre way of investigation troubles his young partner… When Paolo and Julie pass another bank, Julie pass another bank, Julie tries to pull a robbery but winds up fainting. Paolo takes Julie to his apartment, but she isn’t interested in Paolo. What has captured her interest art Austrian banks, which she ways shine < Brighter than the moon >.

Diretor

Virgil WIDRICH

Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1967. In 1999, he produced, co-screen played and directed his first feature, < Brighter than the Moon >. < Copy Shop > is his 3rd short film