This epic documentary subtly introduces the complex worldview of iconic filmmaker and theoretician Peter Kubelka (born 1934, Vienna). While Kubelka’s radical and pioneering body of films is a highly condensed work of about an hour, focusing on the essence of cinema, his legendary lectures often unfold over many hours. These lectures on “what is cinema” and “cooking as an art form” are frequently illuminated by presentation of archaeological artefacts from Kubelka’s eclectic collection. He considers his ongoing collecting to be an expanded film practice which explores the evolution of humanity. Martina Kudláček has carefully woven an open-ended portrait which goes beyond the biographical to reveal fresh insights into the phenomenon of film.
Martina Kudlácek
Director
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Cameraperson67%
Directed by John Ford70%
Love, Marilyn66%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing70%
Jodorowsky's Dune78%
Casting By68%
To Be Takei71%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Room 23761%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
180° South72%
I Am Ali67%
Public Speaking70%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Sherman's March67%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
