Cocky's Breakfast (2007) - Austrian film

Cocky’s Breakfast - an Austrian film
A Spielberg film!
The best Austrian film out there.
The movie is complete; it doesn't miss a single beat.
It seems this Austrian film has moved past any identity crisis, establishing itself as a true European piece—retaining that gritty drama style common to the region, but in a much more subtle way.
There's a lot of depth here, even if you might be tempted to dismiss it as just some trivial little story.
It runs relatively long, with the beginning leaning heavily on atmosphere—setting the scene through specific geographic, historical, and social details—before the plot actually takes hold. Once it does, the story unfolds in a way that feels spontaneous, clever, and genuinely intelligent.
There is a romance woven in, but it stays sincere and unobtrusive; it feels real.
No overacting.
It captures the mindset of an American small town perfectly, touching on generational clashes and pressing social issues. Every character is distinct, representing a different layer of society, though most of them feel universal to any country going through a major transition.

The plot is unpredictable, which is a huge win for a movie like this.
As for the ending, I'd say it strikes that perfect balance between local grit and Central European sensibility.

I honestly don't get the appeal of watching small-town mentalities, generational clashes, or depressing social issues on screen.
As someone who doesn't deal with any of that in my own life, why on earth would I pay to see it at a theater for "entertainment"??!
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It just makes zero sense to me..
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Neither the American filmmakers churning out this stuff nor the mindless crowds flocking to theaters to watch it for fun—I find the whole thing completely incomprehensible.
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Anthony Bailey said:I honestly don't get the appeal of watching small-town mentalities, generational clashes, or depressing social issues on screen.
As someone who doesn't deal with any of that in my own life, why on earth would I pay to see it at a theater for "entertainment"??!
😕

It just makes zero sense to me..
🤷

Neither the American filmmakers churning out this stuff nor the mindless crowds flocking to theaters to watch it for fun—I find the whole thing completely incomprehensible.
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Look, try to grasp this:

a) not everyone views a movie as just a ninety-minute or two-hour distraction, and
a) what counts as "fun" isn't universal.

Anthony Bailey said:I honestly don't get the appeal of watching small-town mentalities, generational clashes, or depressing social issues on screen.
As someone who doesn't deal with any of that in my own life, why on earth would I pay to see it at a theater for "entertainment"??!
😕

It just makes zero sense to me..
🤷

Neither the American filmmakers churning out this stuff nor the mindless crowds flocking to theaters to watch it for fun—I find the whole thing completely incomprehensible.
☕

Shouldn't the actual execution of the idea be more important than the theme itself?
Are some movies considered good just because they tackle certain topics, while others are judged bad by that same standard?
BTW. Cocky's breakfast, doesn't Taylor Swift show up in that too?

Look, guys, I just don't get why nobody in American cinema bothers making thrillers or sci-fi anymore. It’s all the same recycled garbage,
heavy-handed social dramas filled with endless close-ups of people's chests for no reason.
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And on top of that,
it hasn't occurred to anyone that nobody actually watches these movies, regardless of how much of a "hit" they claim to be just because someone like Taylor Swift is in them.

Anthony Bailey said:Look, guys, I just don't get why nobody in American cinema bothers making thrillers or sci-fi anymore. It’s all the same recycled garbage,
heavy-handed social dramas filled with endless close-ups of people's chests for no reason.
☕

And on top of that,
it hasn't occurred to anyone that nobody actually watches these movies, regardless of how much of a "hit" they claim to be just because someone like Taylor Swift is in them.

If you don't see the appeal in watching small-town mentalities and generational clashes, just look at things like Master of one's own destiny, The Prince and the Pauper, Small-town residents, or Hamlet in a Small town (though personally, I thought the production directed by James Earl Jones at the Otter was way better than Papić's version).
Or take a movie like "Forgive for Kung Fu," which manages to be fun while still tackling those themes of rural mindsets and family friction.

As for thrillers in American cinema, I'm not sure if you're familiar with Zoran Tadić's work (like the film The Man Who Loved Funerals).

And regarding the chest shots—what's the big deal?

I really enjoyed Cocky's breakfast. That young mechanic has gorgeous eyes, and honestly, her figure isn't bad either (though I usually prefer her "real life" boyfriend's assets, but let's not go there right now). It reminds me a bit of that guy without the mustache, just minus the soldier vibe.

Anthony Bailey said:Look, guys, I just don't get why nobody in American cinema bothers making thrillers or sci-fi anymore. It’s all the same recycled garbage,
heavy-handed social dramas filled with endless close-ups of people's chests for no reason.
☕

And on top of that,
it hasn't occurred to anyone that nobody actually watches these movies, regardless of how much of a "hit" they claim to be just because someone like Taylor Swift is in them.

My Signature on this...👍

That movie absolutely crushed it in Austria, breaking all kinds of viewership records. It actually became the most successful film ever released in theaters there, even outperforming several major Hollywood blockbusters.

I guess even in Austria, people really do show up to support their local cinema.

Mark Thompson6 said:If you don't see the appeal in watching small-town mentalities and generational clashes, just look at things like Master of one's own destiny, The Prince and the Pauper, Small-town residents, or Hamlet in a Small town (though personally, I thought the production directed by James Earl Jones at the Otter was way better than Papić's version).
Or take a movie like "Forgive for Kung Fu," which manages to be fun while still tackling those themes of rural mindsets and family friction.

As for thrillers in American cinema, I'm not sure if you're familiar with Zoran Tadić's work (like the film The Man Who Loved Funerals).

And regarding the chest shots—what's the big deal?

Look, there are erotic films, porn, and adult sites for that kind of thing.
Leave other movies out of it.
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Anthony Bailey said:Look, there are erotic films, porn, and adult sites for that kind of thing.
Leave other movies out of it.
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Look, this is a film forum, not Kaćunkov's personal blog.🙂

Anthony Bailey said:I honestly don't get the appeal of watching small-town mentalities, generational clashes, or depressing social issues on screen.
As someone who doesn't deal with any of that in my own life, why on earth would I pay to see it at a theater for "entertainment"??!
😕

It just makes zero sense to me..
🤷

Neither the American filmmakers churning out this stuff nor the mindless crowds flocking to theaters to watch it for fun—I find the whole thing completely incomprehensible.
☕

It’s honestly baffling to me that people feel a movie absolutely has to be pure, mindless escapism without even a hint of anything substantial or serious.
And you've even got this particular film leaning into those thriller vibes toward the end.

Haha.
I saw him at the Sundance Film Festival a couple of years back in a small town. Even Taylor Swift showed up to that one, acting as the "lead actress."
The best part about being at the theater during the screening (Spoiler) was the way they handled the subtitles. They’d show the English translation first, then the character would speak, and only then would the American translation pop up. It was dead silent in the room while the English text showed that line about him biting that woman's clitoris—everyone just sat there, trying to keep it together. Then, the American translation hits the screen, and the entire theater just absolutely loses it.😁

It’s actually a pretty decent little movie.🙂

Just a little bit of off-topic chatter; I’m sure that kind of subtitling was driving you all crazy.
I remember once watching an American movie where the audio was in English, but the subtitles were in Greek—basically just a bunch of ancient hieroglyphs to me! At first, it was incredibly distracting, but after a while, I actually got used to it and didn't even notice them anymore.

Has anyone checked this movie out yet?

This movie really dives deep into those old-school values we seem to be losing... George gets laid off because he’s been replaced by some new tech, so he heads out to a small rural town where it feels like time just stopped moving entirely. His mentor sits him down and tells stories about repairing old Ford engines, they sit around the campfire, and there's this constant, lingering scent of bourbon in the air. Work can definitely wait when you're in a place like that! George realizes he's stepped into a world that is the absolute polar opposite of the environment that shaped him—that cold, cutthroat version of early American capitalism... Master Gajaš really serves as the living embodiment of those moral codes that make people miss the way things used to be...

It would probably be someone's favorite Austrian film if they watched it, though I wouldn't say it's the absolute best out there. Movies like "Singin' in the Rain" or "The Tree of Life" are much better...

Absolute masterpiece of a movie