![]() Soon after Elisabeth was released from the cellar, she developed an obsession for cleanliness and would shower up to ten times a day. The house has video cameras, CCTV-operated gates, and trees that shield the windows. The family received support from a local psychiatric center and were moved to a two-storey home with tight security in a small Austrian village. Where Is Elisabeth Fritzl Now?Įlisabeth Fritzl was finally reunited with her other three children raised by Josef and Rosemarie. She was allowed to step out of the cellar after all the years due to her eldest daughter Kerstin requiring medical attention. ![]() On April 26, 2008, Josef was arrested when Elisabeth revealed the truth to the police. But the other three kids were brought up by Elisabeth in the cellar. Three of her children were brought up by Josef and Rosemarie, as Josef led his wife to believe that they were left at the doorstep by their “missing” daughter, who was unable to care for them. She even gave birth to seven children that resulted from the numerous instances of rape, one of whom died shortly after birth. In the 24 years of being held in the basement, Josef assaulted and sexually abused Elisabeth. After her disappearance, he convinced his wife that their daughter had run away and wanted to join a religious cult, a lie that Rosemarie would believe for years before the truth surfaced. This door turned out to be the final fitting of the chamber that Josef had built to imprison her. In August 1984, Josef lured her into the basement of their house, pretending that he needed help fixing a door. It is reported that Josef began abusing Elisabeth in 1977 when she was only 11 years old. 8 out of 10 stars plus another because it's Seidl.Elisabeth is one of the seven children born to Josef and Rosemarie Fritzl. This is art house cinema for the modern age folks. I'm grateful for Seidl because very little cinema moves me anymore in the way that he does. If you have a hard time with some of the off-beat realities of real life, or a hard life, you should look elsewhere. I recommend starting with "Import / Export" or "Models", then you'll know if Seidl is your thing. Are they actors or are they real people? You'll get dizzy thinking about it. Each one is a deep character unto themselves. Where does he find these people? That alone is an incredible talent, if they aren't actors in the traditional sense of the word. No big name actors, not even expensive actors, but the reality is there, it sucks you in piece by piece. This brings us to the "actors" and this is where Seidl is making art. ![]() But a simple Buster Keaton film won't do the trick anymore and if CGI and explosions are your thing, Seidl won't be your thing either. "Wonder", this was the original intent of cinema, to leave an audience wondering. They are psychological and deep, they leave you wondering about different life situations (Bukowski fans take note). But which is which? They all feel similar and all have a similar tone. Some of his films are real documentary and some of them are fiction. You're never too sure if what he is showing is reality or something he created. What I love about his work is probably what many people don't like. I am a big fan of course, so I may be biased. If you aren't familiar with Ulrich Seidl's work than this may not be the film you should start with. Reviewed by jupiter303 9 / 10 The Edge of Reality But there was a very strong humanist element behind all this. I found it a very engaging and entertaining movie consciously provoked the viewer to make judgments over those people and narrow-minded viewers (including the political correctness crowd) probably did just that. The friends I watched this movie with were all grossed out because there was lots of hardcore S/M stuff, penises and vaginae in full view etc. Then there's a middle-aged woman who works at Caritas, stabbed his abusive husband to death and likes to be caned. Then there's a subdued middle-aged fascist who has a Nazi museum in his basement where he holds drinking sessions with similarly-minded band buddies. Several memorable characters such as the S/M couple where the man is a full-time sex slave of her wife. ![]() Not sure about the documentary element as surely there was lots of director's influence in many scenes.although the people were apparently real and not hired actors. This film shows us what Austrians do in their basements (no, Josef Fritzl doesn't appear). Reviewed by andychrist27 8 / 10 Powerful, controversial movieĪnother fine effort from Ulrich Seidl, #1 troll director in Europe.
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