Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse.– Schon als Maria Speths Dokumentarfilm HERR BACHMANN UND SEINE KLASSE seine Première im Rahmen des Berlinale Summer Specials im Juni 2021 feierte, hatte ich einiges über diesen Film gehört. Bevor ich den Film selbst ansehen konnte, gingen mir drei Gedanken durch den Kopf: 1. Werde ich fast vier Stunden –…
Über David Lowerys THE GREEN KNIGHT
Weihnachten am Hof von König Artus (Sean Harris). „Oh greatest of kings! Let one of your knights try to land a blow against me. Indulge me…
Über Knut Elstermanns wunderbaren DEFA-Gesprächsband „Im Gespräch“
Zwanzig Jahre meines früheren Lebens habe ich ja in der Filmbranche verbracht und dort PR für Kinofilme gemacht, viel für IMAX und viel für die…
The top 5 exhibitions that I haven’t seen but would not like to miss.
1. Spuk! Leif Geiges’ photographs. Shuffling steps in the attic, a carpet becomes a snake, bread rolls fly through the air like swallows … It’s haunted! Or…
It’s my life: About Olafur Eliasson’s show LIFE at Fondation Beyeler
The pond of the Riehener Fondation Beyeler otherwise corresponds to Monet’s water lily pictures. It is, as it were, the connecting bridge between the museum…
A beach is a beach is a beach: About Jörg Rubbert‘s wonderful beach photography book “Beach Lovers”
Photo books about the sea should be declared a genre of their own. Martin Parr’s „Life’s a Beach”, which reports on the absurdity of beach life. Philip…
Cut&Paste: About gestalten’s wonderful book THE AGE OF COLLAGE VOL. 3
The art form of collage has always been closely linked to photography. Photography played a role in two ways: on the one hand, photographers and collage…
Berlinale Generation Kplus: About Venice Atienza’s documentary Last Days at Sea
Again and again the viewer hears the sound of the sea. Like in a meditation, Venice Atienza’s documentary ensures that the young and adult viewers of…
Berlinale Competition: About the Iranian drama Ghasideyeh gave sefid (Ballad of a White Cow)
Mina’s life turns upside down when she learns that her husband Babak has been wrongly charged with the crime for which he was executed. The…