Animal Love

• Director: Ulrich Seidl
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• Genre: Culture & Society
• Movie Type: Sexuality, Animals
• Release Year: 1996
• Country: AT
• Run Time: 114 minutes

Plot

The love between humans and their pets takes a darker turn in this Austrian documentary that is as disturbing as it is provocative. While not exactly delving into actual bestiality, filmmaker Ulrich Seidl takes viewers upsettingly close as he examines the reasons why some people are able to be more intimate with their dogs than with other people. There is something grotesque and decidedly unsympathetic about the way Seidl chooses to portray his lonely subjects and their pets. Some of the relationships are maternal, some romantic, and some almost sexual. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Renee Felden; Franz Dolesch; Franz Holzschuh

Credit

Hans Selikovsky - Co-producer, Eva Ruth - First Assistant Director, Ulrich Seidl - Director, Michael Glawogger - Editor, Cristof Schertenleib - Editor, Hans Selikovsky - Cinematographer, Michael Glawogger - Cinematographer, Peter Zeitlinger - Cinematographer, Erich Lackner - Producer, Ekkehart Baumung - Sound/Sound Designer, Ulrich Seidl - Screenwriter

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