Milk (Screenplay)

Premeired 1997
Fischer Film
Vienna, Austria
What happens when green tea meets milk?
Find out as four young urban nomads find themselves in Tokyo – a city spinning with pop culture and ancient traditions.
In particular, viewers follow:
- a quirky Austrian artist drawn to the offbeat Japanese woman he met at New York’s Chelsea Hotel and a mysterious monument he discovers in Tokyo
- a young Japanese woman who finds freedom in the role of Elevator Girl, where her many choices are reduced to “up” and “down”
- a radio English teacher from New York who falls in love with a rogue salaryman
Spirits live, cultures clash, and twains meet in this hip, atmospheric, and truly original film.
Leza was the co-author of this project with Edgar Honetschläger, which was funded by the Austrian Ministry of Arts, Japan Foundation, and Bank of Osaka.
Festivals where Milk was Shown
1997
Premiered at Vienna International Film Festival and nominated for Best Austrian Film • Berlin International Film Festival (Forum)
1998
Stockholm Film Festival • Bulgaria Film Festival
1999
Cannes Film Festival • Haidarabad Film Festival • New Delhi Film Festival • Rotterdam Film Festival • Geneva International Film Festival • Solothurn International Film Festival