
Eva Eckert, Austria, 2009, 52 minutes Friday, May 14 | 9:00pm | Vancity Theatre BUY TICKETS NOW: www.ticketturtle.com In Eva Eckerts stunningly beautiful and frequently hilarious film, the Austrian tradition of yodeling is carried on in the warbling of an increasingly aged population. The myths and toil of an industrial landscape told through the music of miners, coal burners, mountain farmers and factory workers give voice to a truly unique portrait of the Eisenwurzen region and its fascinating inhabitants. They do things differently in Austria, it would appear. A few examples: a group of men and women head out into the woods, chop down a tree, saw it into pieces, and then burst into song. Or a very elderly man sings about being a poacher — Who sneaks through the forest at night? His gun clamped tightly in his hand? When interrupted occasionally by his equally ancient wife, he snaps Shut up! without missing a beat. The industrial nature of Eisenwurzen has informed the character of the people who live there. Each job, be it mining or foundry work, gave rise to a particular type of song. The source of a singers pride was actually the work, explains a former steelworker. But as one elderly woman, who learned songs from the Nazis, croons from her bed, musical stylings arrived in the strangest of fashions. Carrying on the tradition of Stefan Schwieterts Echoes of Home, A Mountain Musical similarly uncovers the roots of folk music. Intimately tied to patterns of work and home <b>...</b>
DOXA
Eva Eckert
yodeling
Austria
documentary
film festival
Vancouver
doxafestival