–The latest film Schramm by Jörg Buttgereit is being screened in the Main Programme and for that reason it seemed nice to show an example of Buttgereit’s first 8mm films. Even more so because in these films, as in Hot Love presented here, his characteristic style and theme – and black humour – is already present. Hot Love was shot spontaneously with a few friends in Berlin and is humorous and ironic as well as grue¡some.
In a hotel room, a woman in crisis is exposed to an avalanche of audio-visual impressions via television, magazines, books, radio and sound equipment. Picture…
