Dog days /

Through six intertwined narratives, Austrian director Ulrich Seidel weaves together extravagantly sordid tales of everyday people in suburban Austria during a heat wave, including a hitchhiker, a divorced husband and wife, and a sadistic lover.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hundstage.
Corporate Authors:	Leisure Time Features (Firm), KimStim, Inc, Kino International Corporation, Allegro Film (Firm), Coproduction Office
Other Authors:	Bober, Philippe, Grasser, Helmut, Franz, Veronika, Seidl, Ulrich, 1952-, Hofstätter, Maria, Mrva, Alfred, Finsches, Erich, Lehner, Gerti, Weiss, Franziska, Wanko, René, Martini, Claudia, Rathbone, Victor, Bakonyi, Christian
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	German
Language Notes:	German dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	©2001
Edition:	Unrated director's cut.
Subjects:	Life > Drama. Suburbs > Austria > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Feature films. Motion pictures, Austrian. Foreign films.

Description
Summary:	Through six intertwined narratives, Austrian director Ulrich Seidel weaves together extravagantly sordid tales of everyday people in suburban Austria during a heat wave, including a hitchhiker, a divorced husband and wife, and a sadistic lover.
Item Description:	DVD. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Widescreen presention. Special features: interview with director Ulrich Seidl; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby Digital.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Uncut; for strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some disturbing behavior/violence.
Awards:	Grand Special jury prize, Venice Film Festival, 2001.
Production Credits:	Producer, Philippe Bober, Helmut Grasser ; screenplay, Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidi ; director of photography, Wolfgang Thaler ; editors, Christof Schertenleib, Andrea Wagner.