AT

2007

51 min

Finished

Lost stories from Bitov

Versunkene Geschichten aus Bitov

Directing: Gerburg Rosa Schwägerl,  Erwin Rehling

Synopsis

A sympathetic journey into the past of the sunk Thaya-Tal village of Vöttau/Bitov and its proud Castle. The filmmakers take Elsa Fischer, the 94-year-old daughter of the former castellan of the Bitov castle, on a journey into the difficult and political happenings of the 1930´s and 40´s. A central figure in her memory is Baron Haas von Hasenfels, the former landlord of the Castle Bitov.