Provocative, tender portrait of three young models, constantly searching to advance their careers, be loved, find the right man, achieve the ideal body. Ulrich Seidl dives head-first into their private lives, sexual escapades and daily routines.
Vivian, Lisa, Tanja. Three models, three girlfriends, three rivals. They traipse from casting call to casting call; talk on the telephone for hours with girlfriends, men, mothers, agents and photographers; wait for bookings, mostly in vain; and spend their nights teetering from one disco to the next.
Models was Ulrich Seidl's last feature before his breakthrough, Dog Days. For many critics it marks his passage from documentary to fiction, though Seidl himself rejects the distinction."I make…