A series of blogs examining the films of Jess Franco in relation to the experimental, highly stylized works of Jean-Marie Straub and his late wife, Danielle Huillet. I met them in 1975 in New York when I was working on an experimental film in the Soho district. Very unpretentious, committed artists who made experimental, uncompromising, unique, abstract films (MOSES UND AARON, HISTORY LESSONS) which share a sense of negative space, and are related to sculpture, music, painting as much as conventional cinema the limits of which are explored with extremely limited means. Music, both classical and modern, was central to the films of Straub-Huillet and their CHRONICLE OF ANNA MAGDALENA BACH (1968) is considered to be one of the most unique and moving films ever made about a composer and his work, combining an almost Bresson like minimalist aesthetic with performances staged in historical locations by Gutav Leonhardt. Music, of course, is also a central concern in Jess Franco's work.
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DER TOD DES EMPEDOKLES 1 (Straub-Huillet)
Hoelderlin schreibt 1798 die erste Fassung seines Trauerspiels, geschult an klassischer Metrik und an Klopstock, mit jenen ... -
STRAUB - HUILLET: DER TOD DES EMPEDOKLES
Hoelderlin schreibt 1798 die erste Fassung seines Trauerspiels, geschult an klassischer Metrik und an Klopstock, mit jenen ... -
Hermokrate. I'm seeking a complete version of that film. Please contact me in the comment section or by email if any information or that film is available somewhere.
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