Im Schatten der Bilder

In the Paintings' Shadows

The documentary depicts the extraordinary rise of expressionist artist Stephanie Hollenstein. Her life is characterized by opposites: From a peasant girl from Lustenau she rises to the most influential force in Viennese women's art, becoming the president of the Association of Women Artists of Austria. Other times she disguises herself as a man to go to war and lives openly as a homosexual woman at a time when it was criminalized. At first glance, it is a heroine's story. Until she joins the banned Nazi Party in 1934, whose ideals she remains faithful to until her death in 1944. The documentary shows Hollenstein's professional and personal life in the context of the political and economic conditions of her time. The documentary shows Hollenstein's professional and personal life in the context of the political and economic conditions of her time. Her story and the clear parallels to our present allow for reflection.

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