Austrian movie ‘Corsage’ underneath shadow of actor’s little one porn trial

By AFP

VIENNA: One of the principle backers of “Corsage”, an award-winning Austrian movie bidding for Oscars glory, on Sunday distanced itself from one its primary actors after he was charged with possessing little one pornography.

State tv channel ORF stated it could neither produce nor broadcast movies by Florian Teichtmeister, who performs the Emperor Franz-Joseph within the film.

“Corsage”, concerning the Nineteenth-century Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth and her turbulent marriage to the emperor, has already gained a number of awards at worldwide movie festivals and has been a field workplace success.

It is among the 15 productions into account for the Academy Award for greatest worldwide characteristic movie.

But on Friday a lawyer for 43-year-old Teichtmeister introduced that he had been charged and that his shopper could be pleading responsible at his trial in February.

Austria’s cinematography affiliation, which had put “Corsage” up for its Oscar candidacy, stated it could stand by that call, arguing that individuals wanted to tell apart between the movie and the actor.

The movie’s director and screenwriter Marie Kreutzer stated she was “saddened and angry that a feminist film… should be so sullied and damaged by the horrible actions of a single person.”

The Oscars jury will slender the 15-strong checklist down to 5 earlier than the ceremony on March 12.

Austria’s nationwide theatre, the Burgtheater, introduced it had fired Teichtmeister with instant impact.

VIENNA: One of the principle backers of “Corsage”, an award-winning Austrian movie bidding for Oscars glory, on Sunday distanced itself from one its primary actors after he was charged with possessing little one pornography.

State tv channel ORF stated it could neither produce nor broadcast movies by Florian Teichtmeister, who performs the Emperor Franz-Joseph within the film.

“Corsage”, concerning the Nineteenth-century Austro-Hungarian Empress Elisabeth and her turbulent marriage to the emperor, has already gained a number of awards at worldwide movie festivals and has been a field workplace success.

It is among the 15 productions into account for the Academy Award for greatest worldwide characteristic movie.

But on Friday a lawyer for 43-year-old Teichtmeister introduced that he had been charged and that his shopper could be pleading responsible at his trial in February.

Austria’s cinematography affiliation, which had put “Corsage” up for its Oscar candidacy, stated it could stand by that call, arguing that individuals wanted to tell apart between the movie and the actor.

The movie’s director and screenwriter Marie Kreutzer stated she was “saddened and angry that a feminist film… should be so sullied and damaged by the horrible actions of a single person.”

The Oscars jury will slender the 15-strong checklist down to 5 earlier than the ceremony on March 12.

Austria’s nationwide theatre, the Burgtheater, introduced it had fired Teichtmeister with instant impact.