Ludwig Wüst

Film director

1965 –

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Who is Ludwig Wüst?

Ludwig Wüst is an Austrian film director, scriptwriter and producer.

Ludwig Wüst grew up in Bavaria. He moved to Vienna where he studied acting and singing at the University of Music and Performing Arts. He has worked as theater director in Frankfurt, Berlin, the Opera Leipzig and in Vienna at the Wiener Festwochen.

In 1998 Ludwig Wüst participated as an actor in the premiere of one of Hermann Nitsch's Orgien Mysterien Theater performances.

His first feature film KOMA raised a lot of attention from media and critics alike. Due to its realism, the style of his films has been compared to Michael Haneke, Ulrich Seidl or the Dardenne-brothers. His film TAPE END was shot in a single frame lasting 60 minutes without a single cut. During the actual shooting, director Ludwig Wüst was not present at the set leaving the actors alone guided only by certain instructions.

The internet as a medium for film plays an important role in Ludwig Wüst's work. The theatrical release of his debut feature KOMA in Austria happened simultaneously with a world wide release as a video on demand on the internet.

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Born
Apr 29, 1965
Germany
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Austria
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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