Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 21, 1988

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Austria, Germany

Production

ORF,ZDF,MR TV-Film

Cast

Hermann Schmid,Nicolas Brieger,Franziska Walser,Johann Nikolussi,August Schmölzer,Karina Thayenthal,Stefan Suske,Maria Perschy,Bernd Spitzer

Director

Karin Brandauer

Writer

Heide Kouba,Karin Brandauer

Cinematography

Helmut Pirnat

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0095085