Bernhard Wenger’s directorial debut PEACOCK is one of the contenders of the 39th Venice Settimana Internazionale della Critica (August 28 to September 7, 2024). Wenger’s first feature film, starring Albrecht
Schuch, Julia Franz Richter, Anton Noori and Maria Hofstätter, was produced by Vienna-based NGF Geyrhalterfilm.
Beatrice Fiorentino, artistic director Settimana della Critica:
The tragedy of a ridiculous man. His growing awareness and the inevitable realisation of a bitter truth: Life is fiction.
Life is appearance. Life is vanity. An ironic and bitter film, at times fiercely funny that reflects the existential condition
of the contemporary Man. There are echos of Lanthimos and Östlund but with a novel sense of compassion that is both sincere
and exceptionally profound.
Bernhard Wenger has already attracted international attention with his short films:
Recordings of a Weather Camera (2023)
Guy Proposes to his Girlfriend on a Mountain (2019)
Excuse me, I'm looking for the ping-pong room and my girlfriend (2018).
