The intensely concentrated quality stems in part from the multitude of connections between image and image, sound and sound and image and sound, orchestrated into a unified whole. (Fred Camper)
The film is like a monument erected as a record of civilisation, not as a statement but as a kind of totem.
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 -
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. -
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
- 1966
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 13'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
