Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community

One of the main theses of the Marienthal study was that prolonged unemployment leads to a state of apathy in which the victims do not utilize any longer even the few opportunities left to them. The vicious cycle between reduced opportunities and reduced level of aspiration has remained the focus of all subsequent discussions.

Country:

Austria,

Germany

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

1988

Director:

Karin Brandauer

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Company:

ZDF,

ORF,

MR TV-Film

Cast:

Ruth Weiss

Robert Bergheim

Kurt Schrader

Philipp Strauss

Jindracek

Crew:

Director

Music Supervisor

Writer

Director of Photography

Writer