Only certain predetermined shot lenghts are used. The visual material in the film is combined according to certain rules and there is a consistent alternation of positive and negative. Originally commissioned as a commercial, Adebar became Kubelka’s first ‘metric’ film.
Also in this combined programme
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Arnulf Rainer
This is a film composed entirely of solid black and solid white frames, strung together in lengths as long as 24 frames and as short… -
Pause!
Arnulf Rainer, member of the Wiener Aktionists, is an artist of unique originality and intensity. His ‘face art’ constitutes the unique imagery of the -
Unsere Afrikareise
Under the guise of a conventional amateur travelogue portraying a safari, Kubelka confronts us with a cunning cultural analysis of the hunt for images -
Mosaik im Vertrauen
In his first film work, Kubelka evokes episodes of flirtation, courtship, and break-ups, played out against a series of non-corresponding audio excerp -
Dichtung und Wahrheit
Discarded takes from advertising films are presented almost untouched, as documents that unwittingly offer valuable and humorous insights into the hum -
Schwechater
Supposedly shot as a commercial for an Austrian beer, Kubelka drastically edited the material into a hermetic yet fascinating cinema object.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 1957
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 1'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
