DAS KLEINE VERGNÜGEN
International title: Shop of Little Pleasures | USA: Redefining Emma
feature film, Austria 2018, 93 min
Cast: Petra Kleinert, Marcus Strahl, Waltraut Haas, Reinhard Nowak, Ramesh Nair, Michael Buchinger, Mirella
written by: Julia Frick, Alice Frick, Sabine Kunz | directed by: Julia Frick
Available on Amazon Prime and Google Play
Emma is a 50 year old unemployed mother of two grown up children, who’s husband is looking for his sexual awaking – with another woman.
The thought of filing for divorce also turns out as a financial threat for Emma. She starts looking for jobs and ends up as a salesperson in an “erotic market”, run by Charlie. She quickly realises that the ranch of products in the shop is not made for women and decides to revamp the store into an “erotic boutique for women and everyone who loves women”…
Website:
Das kleine Vergnügen
Cast: Petra Kleinert, Waltraut Haas, Marcus Strahl, Reinhard Nowak, Ben Ruedinger, Barbara Karlich, Ramesh Nair, Mirella, Michael Buchinger, and many more
Director: Julia Frick
Screenplay: Julia Frick, Alice Frick, with ideas by Sabine Kunz
Cinematography: Marco Zimprich
Production Design: Fritz Müller
Soundtrack: Michael Ehninger
Festivals:
World Premiere at MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
(Section „Focus on World Cinema“, Montreal, Canada), Aug. 24, 2017
Austrian Premiere at FRAUENFILMTAGE, Vienna, March 5, 2018
12 awards (2x Best Film, 2x Best Supporting Actress, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design)
19 nominations (u.a. Best Rom Com, Best Comedy, Best Feel Good, Best Director, Best Female Lead, Best Production Design, NDR Nachwuchsfilmpreis)
Theatrical Release Austria: Oct. 12, 2018
POSTMODERN TIMES
short film, AT, 2011, 9 min
‘Post-Modern Times’, a film inspired by Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 masterpiece, takes an enlightened and comic look at the lockdown home-office lifestyle 2.0 of today.
with: Alice Frick, Peter Pausz
written & directed by: Julia Frick
WHAT THE FRICK?!
web sitcom, UK, 2020, 5x12 min
Austrian Lisl Frick, escapes the Alps to follow a few of her favourite things: doing comedy and being openly gay. Thinking that London needs another comedian, she breaks free from her conservative parents and ventures to London… (more)
with: Alice Frick, Lauren Karl, Gatis Kandis, Jane Bettesworth, Cecilia Delatori
written & directed by: Alice Frick
Ep. 1 directed by: Julia Frick
APPLE JUICE
short doc, UK, 2013, 22/40 min
This fast-paced, entertaining film shows a day in the life of a stand up comedienne from Austrian at the Edinburgh fringe festival, which is one of the largest stand-up comedy festivals in the world – it leaves us questioning if the glory of being onstage follows her to the streets…
with: Alice Frick, Cecilia Delatori
director & cinematography: Julia Frick
CURIOCITY
sketch series, AT, 2010, 25x2 min
Independently produced sketch series about recurring urban characters like a sex therapist, a house plant, a casual exhibitionist, a priest in a sex shop, an unlucky young couple in love and a tourist guide who feels chased by a bee…
with: Reinhard Nowak, Alice Frick, Ana Ritopecki, Birgit Radeschnig, Nicole Radeschnig, Eva D., Lydia Veigl, Rainer Obkircher, Sabine Kunz, Tanja Ghetta, Wolfgang Ciechanowski, Martin Kratochwil
written & directed by: Julia Frick
BLACK OUT DATE
short film, AT, 2008, 15 min
Although the meaning of his name is “luck”, Felix has no luck finding a way to conquer Margarete’s heart: Their first date turns out to be a black out date – even though Felix didn’t manage to get Margarete into bed (what he surely wanted), Margarete did manage to lay Felix up in bed…
with Jacqueline Le Saunier, Stefan Pohl, Thomas Mraz
(5 international festival awards)
director & cinematography: Julia Frick
EISWOLKE
short film, AT, 2006, 8 min
Having lost her first love, Liv travels to the countryside to escape the past and her persistant memories. When she arrives, she finally finds all that she needs – time to reflect and find her peace of mind again.
with Alice Frick, Gery Seidl, Vera Böhnisch
written & directed by: Julia Frick
music by: Michael Ehninger
title song: Xavier Naidoo
DELI.MOMENT
short film, AT, 2005, 5min
While her best friend is talking her head of about men, Karin escapes to the toilet. She finds a young handsome man there. Their eyes meet. Their lips touch. A magical moment is happening. Seconds later Karin returns…but she is different than before – and so is the world.
with Alexander Pschill, Alice Frick, Hanna Auerswald
directed by: Julia Frick
SUNGLASSES
short film, AT, 2002, 8 min
A young woman enters a shop and looks for the perfect pair of sunglasses. But when she tries on the different sunglasses, she discovers that the shop changes depending on the model of sunglasses…
with Anne Thieme, Astrit Alihajdarj
written & directed by: Julia Frick
POSTMODERN TIMES
short film, AT, 2011, 9 min
‘Post-Modern Times’, a film that analyzes Charlie Chaplin’s 1936 masterpiece in an unusual filmique way and takes an enlightened look at the home-office lifestyle of today.
Festival Selections:
‘Post-Modern Times’ was invited to over 20 film festivals (Beijing, New York, Los Angeles, Mexico, Berlin, London, Rome, Belgium, Slovenia, Switzerland, Siberia, etc.)
Award for Best Austrian Film 2011
Golden Diana 2011
Bear in Bronze 2012
‘Post-Modern Times’ was broadcasted on TV in Germany and Austria on Dec. 17, 2013 (BR Alpha, 19:30).
with: Alice Frick, Peter Pausz
written & directed by: Julia Frick
cinematography: Satoshi
make up & hair: Stefanie La Fond
music: Michael Ehninger
edited by: Lenore Elizabeth Smith
WHAT THE FRICK?!
web sitcom, UK, 2020, 5x12 min
Austrian Lisl Frick, escapes the Alps to follow a few of her favourite things: doing comedy and being openly gay. Thinking that London needs another comedian, she breaks free from her conservative parents, who want her to take over the family business and get married to her cousin Hansl (Gatis Kandis, known from ‘Britain’s Got Talent’) and ventures to London.
Chasing her dream, wide-eyed Lisl gets distracted by flatmate Kelly, a wild American party animal, who gives her advice on the British culture, and constantly leads her in awkward predicaments. It is not long before a lovesick Hansl tracks Lisl down.
(The character of Lisl Frick can be imagined as the child of Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres with an Arnold Schwarzenegger accent.)
A sitcom written by and starring stand up comedian Alice Frick.
Website: www.wtfrick.com
Watch all episodes: What the Frick Youtube Channel
Cast: Alice Frick, Lauren Karl, Gatis Kandis, Jane Bettesworth, Cecilia Delatori, Shazia Mirza, Hannah Brackenbury, Njambi McGrath, Annameka Andrade and many more
Director: Alice Frick (Ep.3-5), Julia Frick (Ep. 1)
Screenplay: Alice Frick
Cinematography: Alice Frick, Lauren Karl (Ep.3-5), Marco Zimprich (Ep. 1)
Sound Design: Katherina Vamva | Vamva Sound Design
Title Song & Songs: Hannah Brackenbury
Festival Selections:
UK Web Fest 2018
Sicily Web Fest 2019
Seoul Web Fest 2019
Copenhagen Web Fest 2019
The Hague Global Cinema Fest 2019
Online Release: December 2020