The Master Game (1998): Cast

In 1994, an unknown vandals defaced 27 canvases by famed Austrian abstract artist Arnulf Rainer at the Vienna Art Academy, covering his signature over‑paintings. A year later, an unsigned missive claimed the act as a protest against “destructive modernism.” Simultaneously, the Bajuwarian Liberation Army launched mail‑bomb attacks, claiming to defend Austria’s “German identity.” The film weaves these mysteries, questioning whether the graffiti, the bombings and the ensuing paranoia are linked, a game, a dream, or a collective hallucination.

• LD Lutz Dammbeck