In the Basement (film)

In the Basement (Im Keller) is a 2014 Austrian documentary film directed by Ulrich Seidl about people and their obsessions, and what they do in their basements in their free time. It was part of the Out of Competition section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.^[1][2]

In the Basement
Directed by	Ulrich Seidl
Release date	August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29) (Venice)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	German

Critical reception

Glass Magazine called the film "unflinching and unsettling" in its review.^[3] Guy Lodge wrote "this is an arm's-length exercise in observation, even in scenes of discomfiting intimacy" in his review for Variety.^[4]

References

1. "IM KELLER (IN THE BASEMENT) - ULRICH SEIDL". www.labiennale.org. la Biennale di Venezia. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
2. Nancy Tartaglione (July 24, 2014). "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced: 'Manglehorn', 'Good Kill' In Competition; Bogdanovich, Franco, Levinson, Von Trier Also In Official Selection". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
3. Sajip, Arjun. "Glass reviews Austrian documentary In The Basement – The Glass Magazine". Glass Magazine. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
4. Lodge, Guy (30 August 2014). "Venice Film Review: 'In the Basement'". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

External links

• Im Keller at IMDb