Zechmeister

"Possession and resistance are the categories that clash in Angela Summereder's film ZECHMEISTER. The investigators investigating the case of Anton Zechmeister believe themselves to be in possession of the truth. Resistance to the mentality of deriving the truth from rumors derives from an aesthetic attitude. Zechmeister, as the first sentence of the film reveals with a clear accent, did not die a natural death in 1948. Mrs. Maria Zechmeister is accused of having poisoned her husband. The film traces the paths of a legal investigation and a verdict." ELISABETH BÜTTNER/CHRISTIAN DEWALD

"Watching a film should be like getting to know a person." ANGELA SUMMEREDER