Kubelka´s motives originate from his belief that commercial films do not fully exploit cinematic possibilities. Through the discrete layering of aural and visual stimuli, he creates a fascinating, thematically dense exposition on the essential interactions that invariably define the nature of human relationships.
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 -
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. -
Adebar
Kubelka strips the images down to their black-and-white essentials, to create the ultimate abstract film choreography.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 1955
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 16'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
