Excerpts from and insights into the world of the Austrian cabaret artist Otto Grünmandl. His work, his life and memories of his childhood in Tirol, which was overshadowed by the Nazi regime's persecution from 1938 - 1945.
An interesting attempt at a postmodern crazy comedy with elements of parody. The plot turns on the search for the recipe of a liqueur made by the film’s financial backer.
As part of the film's promotion, a mockumentary was aired on HBO. Titled Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology, the mockumentary parodied Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, the 1991 documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now (which starred Charlie Sheen's father, Martin Sheen).
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy.
British filmmaker Beeban Kidron ventures onto the mean streets of the South Bronx and other New York locales to examine the lives of those involved in the city's thriving sex industry.