Movies

12th December

12th December

12 dicembre, Italy, 1972., director: Giovanni Bonfanti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, documentary

December 12, 1969 - A bomb blast at the National Bank at Piazza Fontana in Milan. 17 dead and 88 wounded. Activist and anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli was arrested without concrete evidence only to "fall out → more

In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law

Enligt lag, Sweden, 1958., director: Peter Weiss, Hans Nordenström, documentary

A documentary about the Swedish prison system in the 1950s focused on a juvenile prison in Uppsala. At the beginning of the film, the inscription informs us; "The state has censored this movie. We, who → more

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Liberty

Liberty

Liberté, France / Portugal / Spain / Germany, 2019., director: Albert Serra, feature film

1774, shortly before the French Revolution, somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin. Madame de Dumeval, Count Tesis and Duc de Wand, libertines expelled from the Puritan court of Louis XVI, seek the support of the legendary Duc → more

7/64: Leda and the Swan

7/64: Leda and the Swan

7/64 Leda und der Schwan, Austria, 1964., director: Kurt Kren, feature film

Kren's movie 7/64 Leda and the Swan is also based on Mühl's material-action. The almost spasmodic use of juxtaposition is repeated, but the captured gesture presupposes greater erotic sensitivity, though the primary action itself was → more

Film or Power

Film or Power

Film oder Macht, West Germany, 1970., director: Vlado Kristl, feature film

Let's hope that one day power will become unbearable to all people. I'm filming from a disadvantage. In every sense. Although I did not film any details, everything seems to have been captured solely by a procedure → more

6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)

6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)

6/64 Mama und Papa (Materialaktion Otto Mühl), Austria, 1964., director: Kurt Kren, eksperimentalni

In the first recorded scene of 6/64 Mom and Dad Kren's montage leads to many interwoven continuous shots; the central shots return like a leitmotif, circular motion and networking are observed throughout the film. By → more

Border

Border

Border, France / United Kingdom, 2004., director: Laura Waddington, documentary

In 2002, Laura Waddington spent months in the fields surrounding the Red Cross camp near the French city of Sangatta, with refugees from Iran and Afghanistan trying to pass the Eurotunnel to England. Waddington filmed → more

Film Is More Than Film

Film Is More Than Film

Film ist mehr als Film, Austria, 1996., director: Gustav Deutsch, feature film

24 movie media formulas 24 sound quotes from movie history 25 frames of blink of an eye Viennale Trailer 1996. 24 movie-related terms - Flood for the ears and eyes - 24 two-second minimalistic audiovisual art films. We read → more

Zagreb Equinox

Zagreb Equinox

Croatia, 2019., director: Svebor Mihael Jelić, feature film

Six young people decide to use the spring equinox 2015 as an excuse to organize a big party in Zagreb. They distribute tasks and arrange meeting times, but there will be many obstacles along the → more