I’m very excited to be able to say that we finally have a copy of the ERMAZING “Der Todesking” winging its way towards us…
No other film director, perhaps with the exception of Bunuel, captures “the epic decaying image” or the tableau mort to the extent we are using for our piece. His use of these setups to explicate the differences between living and dead are useful to us; and his films hint to the connectedness beyond physicality, even through it into viscerality, that we are also trying to create in our piece.
The often clear demonstrative process used by the film-makers and the phoneyness of the props and actions interests us too:
plus the exquisite music of Hermann Kopp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgaX5guXbtA&feature=related
Unfortunately, its very difficult to get hold of “Schramm” – another classic Buttgereit film – so here’s some trailers:
BEWARE DO NOT WATCH IF SQUEAMISH
wicked trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd3Ayt0WSkQ
you might want to avert your eyes at the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxd0zn0uThg
audio optional on this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3605pjad8c