The best movie trilogy to encapsulate epic struggles against evil impulses spanning generations isn’t “Star Wars.” Austrian director Ulrich Seidl, a divisive auteur on the world stage widely ...

The second part in Austrian director Ulrich Seidl's trilogy about three women at crossroads concerns a fanatically devout Catholic reunited with her Moslem husband. By David Rooney Chief Film Critic ...

Premiering at the Venice Film Festival in 2001, Austrian director Ulrich Seidl’s “Dog Days” won the grand jury prize for its unflinching portrayal of social ennui in suburban Vienna. Enervated by the ...

Anyone seeking a peek into Ulrich Seidl’s worldview–perhaps his soul–could do worse than Rimini, his first film since Safari in 2016 and first narrative feature in almost a decade. It swells with ...

The Toronto International Film Festival abruptly withdrew the German-language drama “Sparta” from its lineup ahead of its planned Friday world premiere after the film’s Austrian director, Ulrich Seidl ...

The San Sebastian Film Festival is pushing on with a competition screening of Austrian director Ulrich Seidl’s new film Sparta, following a report in German magazine Der Spiegel raising concerns about ...

The controversial Vienna-based auteur talks about why he wants to show the world as hell. By Clarence Tsui Having premiered individual installments of his Paradise trilogy at Cannes, Venice and then ...

“Why does a person go on holiday just to shoot an animal? What is the motivation behind it?” Ulrich Seidl, Austrian director and master of grotesque documentary, still doesn’t have a definitive answer ...

The Toronto International Film Festival has withdrawn the film “Sparta” following allegations of on-set impropriety and child exploitation against Austrian director Ulrich Seidl. “Sparta” was due to ...

Austrian director Ulrich Seidl makes a habit of blurring boundaries: his documentaries include staged scenes, and his dramas feature nonprofessional actors who are sometimes playing versions of ...

“Why does a person go on holiday just to shoot an animal? What is the motivation behind it?” Ulrich Seidl, Austrian director and master of grotesque documentary, still doesn’t have a definitive answer ...