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1 online resource (99 minutes) |
| Summary |
In the southernmost part of Austria, things were different before 1910: around 90% of all residents spoke Slovenian; today only single digits. This decline is the result of a century-long discrimination, fed by dogged to radical nationalism and despicable ignorance in German-speaking society and politics. In an essayistic documentary, personal conversations with family members reveal a picture of persecution, deportation, violent attacks, insidious hostility and bureaucratic hurdles. For many Carinthian Slovenians, these traumatizing experiences increasingly made Slovenian a burden outside the home. A mother tongue is many things at the same time: identity, memory, collective as well as individual history. What happens when your mother tongue is taken away from you in everyday life? |
| Notes |
In Slovenian and German, with subtitles in English, German, and Slovenian |
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Title from title screen (viewed February 22, 2024) |
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Slovenes -- Austria -- Carinthia -- Social conditions
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Slovenian language -- Austria -- Carinthia -- Spoken Slovenian -- History -- 20th century
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Slovenian language -- Social aspects -- Austria -- Carinthia
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Plebiscite -- Austria -- Carinthia
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| Genre/Form |
documentary film.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Mračnikar, Andrina, director
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Hočevar, Danijel, producer
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Karasek, Jürgen, producer
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Soleil Films, production company
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Vertigo Ljubljana (Firm), production company
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RTV Slovenija, production company
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Filmdelights (Firm), publisher
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