Rimini (2022)
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Michael Thomas, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Tessa Göttlicher, Inge Maux, Claudia Martini, Georg Friedrich
A former Schlager star in wintry Rimini struggles to sustain his fading fame as family demands disrupt his precarious life.
The story
Richie Bravo, once a celebrated Schlager star, is living in wintry Rimini and chasing the fame he has lost. He finances an extravagant lifestyle through performances for bus tourists and sexual favors for female fans, while gambling and alcohol are part of his life. After his mother dies, Richie briefly returns to Parndorf in Burgenland to say goodbye to his childhood home. His fragile routine is further unsettled when his grown daughter arrives demanding money he has long withheld but can no longer provide. At the same time, his father, who has dementia, lives in an Austrian care home and believes he is in the Nazi past.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Richie Bravo used to be a celebrated Schlager star. In wintry Rimini, he chases after his former fame, financing his extravagant lifestyle of gambling addiction and alcohol with performances for bus tourists and sexual favors for female fans. After his mother’s death, he briefly returns to Parndorf (Burgenland) to say goodbye to his childhood home in the cellar, over schnapps and music. One day, his now-grown daughter turns up and demands money he had long withheld from her but no longer has. Meanwhile, his father, who has dementia, is in an Austrian care home and believes himself to be living in the Nazi past.
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