''Hundertwasser's Rainy Day'' () is a 1972 West German short

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about artist

Friedensreich Hundertwasser Friedrich Stowasser (15 December 1928 – 19 February 2000), better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (), was an Austrian visual artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection ...

rebuilding an old wooden ship called Regentag (Rainy Day). Directed by

Peter Schamoni Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film '' No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin Internationa ...

, it was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

for Best Documentary Short.

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''Hundertwassers Regentag''
at filmarchives online 1972 films 1972 short documentary films West German films 1970s German-language films German short documentary films Films directed by Peter Schamoni Documentary films about painters Documentary films about water transport 1970s German films {{1970s-documentary-film-stub