Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an

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, screenwriter and cinematographer. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the

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, and from 1983 to 1989 at the

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. Like fellow Austrian director

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, with whom he collaborated several times, he was mainly known for his documentary films, such as ''Megacities'' (1998), ''

Workingman's Death ''Workingman's Death'' is a 2005 Austrian-German documentary film written and directed by Michael Glawogger. It premiered at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. The film deals with the extremes to which workers go to earn a living in several countries ...

'' (2005) and ''

Whores' Glory ''Whores' Glory'' is a 2011 documentary by Michael Glawogger. It shows the life of prostitutes from Thailand, Bangladesh and Mexico. Synopsis The film is divided into three locally defined episodes: Bangkok (Thailand), Faridpur Sadar Upazila, Fa ...

'' (2011). In 2008 he was a member of the jury at the

30th Moscow International Film Festival The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film '' As Simple as That'' directed by Reza Mirkarimi. Jury * Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) * Michael ...

Other works

In 2013, Glawogger contributed one chapter to "Cathedrals of Culture", a 3-D film on architecture produced by Wim Wenders.

Death and legacy

Four days after incorrectly being diagnosed with

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, he died from

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on 22 April 2014 shortly before midnight in

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during a movie production.Glawogger-Tod: Ursprünglich Typhus-Diagnose (engl.: Glawogger´s death: First diagnosis was ''Typhus'')
orf.at, 2014-04-24 In February 2015, a book of stories entitled ''69 Hotelzimmer'' was released. The stories used hotel rooms Glawogger had visited (or in some cases only heard about in passing) as a departure for stories that reflect the visual richness for which his films are celebrated.

Filmography

*1989 – ''War in Vienna'' (''Krieg in Wien''; documentary) *1995 – '' Ant Street'' (''Die Ameisenstraße'') *1996 – ''Movies in the Mind'' (''Kino im Kopf''; documentary) *1998 – ''Megacities'' (documentary) *2000 – ''France, Here We Come!'' (''Frankreich, wir kommen''; documentary) *2002 – ''State of the Nation: Austria in Six Chapters'' (documentary) *2004 – ''Slugs'' (''Nacktschnecken'') *2005 – ''

'' (documentary) *2006 – ''

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'' *2009 – ''Kill Daddy Good Night'' (''Das Vaterspiel'') *2009 – ''

Contact High Contact high is a phenomenon that occurs in otherwise sober people who experience a drug-like effect just by coming into contact with someone who is under the influence of a psychoactive drug. In a similar way to the ''placebo effect'', a conta ...

'' *2011 – ''

'' (documentary) *2011 – ''

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero ''60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero'' is a 2011 anthology film, shown for a one-time-only event that took place in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia on 22 December 2011. The film is a collection of roughly one-minute-long short films created by 51 fil ...

'' (documentary) *2017 - ''Untitled'' (documentary, posthumously realized and edited by

Monika Willi Monika Willi (; born 29 May 1968), also known as Mona Willi, is an Austrian film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with filmmakers Michael Haneke, Michael Glawogger and Barbara Albert. In 2023, she was nominated for the Academy ...

)

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