David Lapuch

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David Lapuch

Born October 30, 1987 · Graz, Austria (age 38)

Lapuch realized his first project at the age of 17. In 2014, his debut feature film "Adam" with Pia Hierzegger, Wolfram Berger and Reinhard Nowak premiered in Austrian cinemas. After participating in numerous festivals, he won the Diagonale Prize for Best Short Film in 2023 for his film "Cornetto im Gras". With this film, Lapuch was nominated for the Austrian Film Prize 2024 in the "Best Short Fi…

Known For

Frutti Di MareFrutti Di Mare · 2026
Frutti Di Mare
2026
MovieDramaComedy
Anna plans to escape her stifling provincial life, but a ghostly encounter causes a delay. A poignant tale of departure, set in the Styrian countryside and with strong ties to the genre tropes of the uncanny and the grotesque.
The Picture in the HouseThe Picture in the House · 2019
The Picture in the House
2019
MovieHorrorMystery
The freely adapted short story, written by the famous author HP Lovecraft, will reveal dreadfully poetic images to the viewer and give insight into a man's struggle for survival and his fight against the loss of memory. His spectacular escape from human creatures that live in the woods,who have lost all humanity and turned into animals, leads him directly to a mysterious house whose owner will very soon confront him with his mad rage. The subtle dialogues between the two of them, will end in a carnage. At full tilt, the kinkiness of H.P Lovecraft's short story transforms into the transparent struggle of survival of a man who has lost everything in this post-apocalyptic world, a world that slowly wipes him out.
HinterlandHinterland · 2011
Hinterland
2011
MovieComedyDrama
Three friends together. In a party mood. A girl. Sick with lovesickness. Two policemen tired of their jobs. ...and their stories begin to overlap. A night in the hinterland.
AdamAdam · 2015
Adam
4.72015
MovieDrama
An unhappily in-love car mechanic living in a small village finds himself at a crossroads; the apparent senselessness of life saddens him, and his only friend, the local butcher, is not much help.
Cornetto im GrasCornetto im Gras · 2023
Cornetto im Gras
2023
MovieDramaComedy
In his exhilarating tragicomedy, David Lapuch blends apparently disparate elements: mundane matters with meaningful ones, existentialism with comedy—and a rather unappetizing muffin with beer. Richard, a young man who leads a fairly ordinary village life, takes care of his grandfather and a sausage stand at the sports field. Within just one evening, his life becomes unhinged, and he finds out that within every ending is a beginning.
Strange LoopStrange Loop · 2012
Strange Loop
2012
MovieThrillerDrama
Mysterious murders on the border. Always the same crime scene. The perpetrator lurks on a hill, protected by tall grass. He hunts families. But on this day things are different. A child survives. Traumatized. Months later, an attempt is made to return the child to the crime scene as part of confrontation therapy and the story takes its course.
Days Without TomorrowDays Without Tomorrow · 2010
Days Without Tomorrow
2010
MovieComedyDrama
When SHE finally wants to put an end to it after further arguments, HE asks her for one last day. A day on which he can prove to her that it still makes sense to fight for the relationship. The two spend their last (first?) day in the country.
Kurz nach Schalling unterm BergKurz nach Schalling unterm Berg · 2022
Kurz nach Schalling unterm Berg
2022
MovieDramaThriller
A woman ends up stranded at a gas station one night, where the manager and his friends are having a beer. It seems she didn't show up by chance, and a crazy night unfolds.

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The Picture in the HouseThe Picture in the House · 2019
The Picture in the House
2019
MovieHorrorMystery
The freely adapted short story, written by the famous author HP Lovecraft, will reveal dreadfully poetic images to the viewer and give insight into a man's struggle for survival and his fight against the loss of memory. His spectacular escape from human creatures that live in the woods,who have lost all humanity and turned into animals, leads him directly to a mysterious house whose owner will very soon confront him with his mad rage. The subtle dialogues between the two of them, will end in a carnage. At full tilt, the kinkiness of H.P Lovecraft's short story transforms into the transparent struggle of survival of a man who has lost everything in this post-apocalyptic world, a world that slowly wipes him out.

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