Northern Skirts

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Northern Skirts
Directed by Barbara Albert
Written byBarbara Albert
Starring Nina Proll
Release date
  • 2 September 1999 (1999-09-02)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

Northern Skirts (German : Nordrand) is a 1999 German-language film directed by Barbara Albert. It was an international co-production between Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It was Austria's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. [1] The film addresses the marginalisation of the Vienna's migrant and ethnic minority population against the background of rising xenophobia encouraged by Joerg Haider and the so-called Freedom Party.

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Reception

David Rooney of Variety wrote "Northern Skirts remains too fragmented in its presentation of characters and plot to bring its themes of family and emotional connection fully into focus". [2]

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References

  1. "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 November 1999. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  2. Rooney, David (20 September 1999). "Northern Skirts". Variety .