Ulrike Ottinger settles her restless aperture on Vienna’s Prater amusement park in this odd, engaging film. With a curious cast that includes the descendants of the “man without a torso,” an illusion-machine repairman, and current and past guests, Ottinger traverses time and space to explore the attraction’s cultural importance. She brackets her reminiscences with rare archival footage and a reworking of Alice in Wonderland as a hopscotch adventure; it’s as jubilant and jarring as the Prater’s own carnival amusements.
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