Clemens Klopfenstein
Clemens KLOPFENSTEIN (1944, Täuffelen) studied art in Basel and Zurich. As a painter, he has received prizes for his work and in 1981 he was awarded the DAAD Filmstipendium in Berlin. He has also worked as a cameraman for several filmmakers. In his own work, he is inspired by myths and sagas, which he portrays hyper-realistically and with great humour.
Filmography
Ceremony (1970-77), Geschichte der Nacht (1979), E nachtlang Geschichte der Nacht (1979, Transes – Reiter auf dem toten Pferd (1981), E nachtlang Füürland (1981), Das Schlesische Tor (1982), Der Ruf der Sybilla (1984), I han es Bibili (Ich habe Akne) (1985), Omaggio a Luca Signorelli (1986), Macao oder die Ruckseite des Meeres (1988), Stones, Storm and Water (1989), Das vergessene Tal (1990), Füürland 2 (1992), Home Movies by Klopfenstein (1993), Casa-Piazza-Bar-Piazza-Bar (1994), Die Gemmi – I (1994, short), Das Schweigen der Männer (1997), Wer hat Angst vor dem umbrischen Wolf? (1998), Alp-Traum (1999, TV), WerAngstWolf (2000), Die Vogelpredigt oder Das Schreien der Mönche/St. Francis Birds Tour (2005), Weg nach Rio/Way to Rio (2008, co-dir), The It.Aliens (2009, short doc, co-dir), Rousseau vs. Rousseau (2011, short, co-dir), Figures in a Nightscape (2012, short, co-dir), Das Ächzen der Asche (2018), La Luce Romana… vista da Ferraniacolor (2021, short), Cinema bruciato (2024)
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Clemens Klopfenstein op IFFR
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Cinema bruciato
Clemens Klopfenstein | 78' | Italy | World premiere
Quasi-autobiography of IFFR cult filmmaker Clemens Klopfenstein, reflects on his past in and with cinema. -
Die Vogelpredigt
Clemens Klopfenstein | 93' | Italy | None
In need of work, actors Max and Polo go on a quest to find Clemens Klopfenstein. -
La Luce Romana vista da Ferraniacolor
Clemens Klopfenstein | 16' | Italy | Dutch Premiere
Old film reels from 1970s Rome become a wistful reimagining. -
Transes
88' | Switzerland | -
Road movie without a visible protagonist. The fascinating landscape is however visible. -
City Life I & II
Dirk Rijneke, Mildred van Leeuwaarden, Alejandro Agresti, Gabor Altorjay, José Luis Guerín, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Clemens Klopfenstein | 250' | Netherlands | -
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Die Vogelpredigt oder Das Schreien der Mönche
Clemens Klopfenstein | 88' | Italy | None
The films of Clemens Klopfenstein have been screened in Rotterdam for decades: often with the regular actors duo Hofer and Rüdlinger, now looking for -
Weg nach Rio
Lukas Tiberio Klopfenstein, Clemens Klopfenstein | 22' | Italy | International premiere
A son revises his father’s graduation film. Shot in 1968 in Zurich and in 2008 in Umbria. A gangster fleeing after a failed raid. -
Wer hat Angst von dem Umbrischen Wolf?!
Clemens Klopfenstein | 86' | Italy | -
A group of actors travels Italy, while texts from famous stage classics are rehearsed. They seem to be relevant to their own situation, and take… -
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