THE UNIVERSAL THEORY
A feature film by Timm Kröger
DE/AT/CH, 118 min
1962. A physics congress in Switzerland. An Iranian guest. A mysterious pianist. A bizarre cloud formation in the sky and a booming secret under the mountain. The theory of everything. A quantum mechanical thriller in black and white.
SALES/DISTRIBUTION
World Sales: Charades
Distributor AT: Stadtkino Filmverleih
Distributor DE: Neue Visionen
Distributor CH: Filmcoopi Zürich
Distributor IT: Intramovies
Distributor ES: La Aventura
Distribution GR: Weird Wave
Distributor YU: Megacom
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
FUNDERS/TV
Österreichisches Filminstitut, FISA, Filmfonds Wien, Land Niederösterreich, ORF Film/Fernsehabkommen, CineTirol, BKM (DE), MDM (DE), MBB (DE), DFFF (DE), ZDF/ARTE (DE), BAK (CH), Züricher Filmstiftung (CH), SRG (CH)
AWARDS
Biennale Cinema 2023
Bisato D’Oro, Best Feature Film
L'Étrange 2023
Grand Prix Nouveau Genre Canal+, Best Feature Film
Prix du public, Publikumspreis
Filmkunstmesse Leipzig 2023
Gilde-Filmpreis, Bester Deutscher Film
Sitges Film Festival 2023
José Luis Guarner Critic´s Award, Best Motion Picture
Athens International Film Festival 2023
Special Mention
Les Utopiales, Festival international de Science-Fiction 2023
Prix du Jury Festival Les Utopiales, Jurypreis
CREDITS
Cast: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, David Bennent, Philippe Graber
Script: Roderick Warich, Timm Kröger
Director of Photography: Roland Stuprich
Production Design: Cosima Vellenzer
Costume Design: Pola Kardum
Hair & Make-up: Virginie Thomann, Kiky von Rebental
Sound Recordist: Johannes Schmelzer-Ziringer
Casting: Ulrike Müller
Editor: Jann Anderegg
Original Music: Diego Ramos Rodríguez
Additional Music: David Schweighart
Artistic Assistant: Sandra Wollner
Director: Timm Kröger
Producers DE: Heino Deckert, Viktoria Stolpe, Timm Kröger,
Tina Börner
Producers AT: Lixi Frank, David Bohun
Producers CH: Sarah Born, Rajko Jazbec, Dario Schoch
FESTIVALS
Venice Film Festival - Competition
L´Etrange Festival Paris
Grand Prix Nouveau Genre Canal
Chicago International Film Festival
Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
Filmfest Köln
Sitges International Film Festival
Athens International Film Festival
Viennale Europa! Europa Gent Film Festival Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo Talinn Black Nights International Film Festival Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg Augenblick Film Festival Hamburg Film Festival Imagine Film Festival Red Sea International Film Festival Festival de Film Européen de Puerto Rico AFI Fest
PRESS
«[...] Timm Kröger‘s superbly crafted "The Universal Theory" an [...] enjoyable metaphysical thriller that delivers pastiche so meticulous it becomes its own source of supremely cinematic pleasure.» Jessica Kiang, VARIETY (Review: A Sumptuous Homage to Hitchcock Packaged as a Metaphysical Noir)
«[...] the obsession with perfect images makes "The Universal Theory" one of the most visually successful films of the festival so far.» Susan Vahabzadeh, SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG (Review: In tausend Leben verloren)
«Kröger does not quote cinema history, he uses it like a keyboard, on which he creates moods, atmospheres, emotional states – and releases them with specially composed melodramatic orchestral sounds.» Katja Nicodemus, ZEIT ONLINE (Review: Hier ist noch immer alles möglich!)
«Timm Kröger’s "The Universal Theory" opens up new dimensions for German cinema.» Bert Rebhandl, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG (Review: Lauter letzte Dinge)
«A film experience that is made for the cinema.» Jakob Dibold, FAQ MAGAZINE (Review: FAQ — FILM #72)
«Today's inside tip is tomorrow's cult film.» Hans Langsteiner,
RAY FILMMAGAZIN (Review: Quantenphysik auf dem Zauberberg)
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