Without spoiling too much, let me just say, it will really suck you in (*cues rim shot* *Try the veal*). The one major exception would be the film’s stellar final shot, where a few of the elements were rendered entirely using CG. Apart from a few digital skin replacements, all “aging” and other special effects were done entirely in camera and then later composited digitally. Hartl reveals that almost everything in the film was accomplished practically. Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t discuss the film’s stellar visual effects and makeup. ![]() You can practically smell the mildew and moth balls in every frame. It’s your grandmother’s old apartment-the horror edition. But, the apartment itself is all the more terrifying-a nameless, faceless entity adorned with stained wall paper and ancient lace doilies. It would have been so easy for Hartl and company to make the youth-sucking antagonist of the film a physical entity-a demon or a witch. Since almost everyone in this city lives in houses that were built in the 19th century, we are all confronted with these old-fashioned, sometimes even morbid apartments.” Vienna Waits For You just strikes that same tonal balance of horror and comedy that Raimi popularized with films like Evil Dead 2 and Drag Me to Hell.Ĭommunicating via e-mail, Hartl explains where the crazy concept came from: “The initial idea of the film was to tell a horror-story that had a genuine Viennese twist in it. But, I’d also throw Sam Raimi’s name into the mix. Soon, she finds her youth being sucked out by the cursed flat’s interior.ĭirector Dominik Hartl cites the early work of David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet as inspiration for the film. Unfortunately, she settles on an apartment that wants far more than her rent check. Anna, fresh off a break up with her boyfriend is searching for a place to live. Like many a horror setup, Vienna Waits For You centers on a young female protagonist. You see, this is a monster movie where the monster in the room is, in fact, the room itself. So, despite its prodigious length, it’s hard not to recommend a film like Vienna Waits For You, a #longshort where the set design is essentially the protagonist. B en Platt also sang Vienna on an episode of The Politician.Īnd here is a short article on what "Vienna" meant to fashion industry CEO Sophia Amuroso after her divorce, from The Wall Street Journal (2016).Here at Short of the Week, we’re unabashed fans of strong production design in our short selections. "Vienna" was also the main song for the 2004 movie 13 Going On 30 (YouTube fan video), and seems to have become a favorite of emo teenage girls and there are many covers on YouTube. You can read a good article about the Taxi episode by Noel Murray on AV Club, here. The song was used in an episode of the popular 1970s television series Taxi (YouTube fan video) in a seminal episode of the series. Īfter 1978, Billy rarely played the song live in concert, until resurrecting it in the 2000's. You can tell that she really feels it, her phrasing and tone is spot on for the message of the song. Recently, I saw that Grace VanderWaal also covers "Vienna" in concert, and she does a great job with the song. It is better than the somewhat bombastic version by Arianna Grande which lacks nuance and subtlety. Eugenie uses some unique phrasing and gives the song a new perspective. "Vienna" has been covered by many amateur and some professional singers, but the only version I really like is this understated cover by Eugenie Thompson (or go to Videos page and scroll down) (Update: see also this great ukelele cover by Hannah Mac at the Videos page that I posted several years ago). ![]() When will you realize.Vienna waits for you. Why don't you realize.Vienna waits for you It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two ![]() You know you can't always see when you're right, you're rightīut don't you know that only fools are satisfied?ĭream on but don't imagine they'll all come trueĪnd take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while You can't be everything you want to be before your timeĪlthough it's so romantic on the borderline tonight, tonight When will you realize.Vienna waits for you You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through You better cool it off before you burn it out Where's the fire, what's the hurry about? Only The Good Die Young (alternate version)
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