Overview
It’s 1920 in Vienna. Stefan was killed in the Great War, and his widow Heléna is bereft. A woman without means, Heléna is forced to do whatever she can to survive. Set as an enormous political tide is turning throughout Europe, TALES FROM RED VIENNA explores the effects of war on women, the circumstances that control their lives, and the dreams that set them free.
Casting & Production
Casting
HELÉNA ALTMAN
EDDA SCHMIDT
RUDY ZUCKERMEYER
“MUTZI” VON FESSENDORF
BÉLA HOYOS
KARL HUPKA
Setting
PLACE
Heléna Altman’s apartments in the Mariahilf District of Vienna, and in the Zentralfriedhof Cemetery.
TIME
1920.
Reviews
“A romantic dance of wit and wills.”
-Variety
“Dense with desire and disgust . . . Deliciously dark and enigmatic.”
-New York Times
“A compelling new drama… Love, loyalty, honesty, kindness, and status are among the values tested by the hard times that Grimm lays out.”
-Time Out NY
