edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne and A. L. Rees
Intellect Books, 2016 Cloth: 978-1-78320-551-6 Library of Congress Classification PN1998.3.K8734K87 2016 Dewey Decimal Classification 791.4375
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period. His structural films—often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately prescored charts and diagrams—have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself remained a nomadic and obscure public figure. Kurt Kren, edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne, and A. L. Rees, brings together interviews with Kren, film scores, and classic, out-of-print essays, alongside the reflections of contemporary academics and filmmakers, to add much-needed critical discussion of Kren’s legacy. Taken together, the collection challenges the canonical view of Kren that ignores his underground lineage and powerful, lyrical imagery.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Nicky Hamlyn is a writer and filmmaker based in the United Kingdom. He teaches at the University for the Creative Arts and the Royal College of Art in London and is the author of Film Art Phenomena. Simon Payne is a video artist, writer, and programmer. He is senior lecturer in film and media studies at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. A. L. Rees (1949–2014) was a critic, historian, and research tutor at the Royal College of Art, London.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Not Reconciled—The Structural Films of Kurt Kren
A.L. Rees
1/57 Versuch mit synthetischem Ton (Test)
Simon Payne
Kurt Kren and Sound
Gabriele Jutz
2/60 48 Köpfe aus dem Szondi-Test
Abbe Fletcher
3/60 Bäume im Herbst
Simon Payne
3/60 Bäume im Herbst
Gareth Polmeer
Time-Splits: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 31/75 Asyl
Aline Helmke
Strategies in Black and White: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 11/65 Bild Helga Philipp
Nicky Hamlyn
5/62 Fenstergucker, Abfall, etc.
Yvonne Spielmann
15/67 TV
Yvonne Spielmann
17/68 Grün-Rot
Simon Payne
Negation and Contradiction in Kurt Kren’s Films: 32/76 An W+ B, 18/68 Venecia Kaputt and 42/83 No Film
Nicky Hamlyn
20/68 Schatzi
A.L. Rees
31/75 Asyl
Gareth Polmeer
37/78 Tree Again
Gareth Polmeer
Miscellaneous Works and ‘Bad Home Movies’
Nicky Hamlyn
edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne and A. L. Rees
Intellect Books, 2016 Cloth: 978-1-78320-551-6
Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period. His structural films—often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately prescored charts and diagrams—have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself remained a nomadic and obscure public figure. Kurt Kren, edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne, and A. L. Rees, brings together interviews with Kren, film scores, and classic, out-of-print essays, alongside the reflections of contemporary academics and filmmakers, to add much-needed critical discussion of Kren’s legacy. Taken together, the collection challenges the canonical view of Kren that ignores his underground lineage and powerful, lyrical imagery.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Nicky Hamlyn is a writer and filmmaker based in the United Kingdom. He teaches at the University for the Creative Arts and the Royal College of Art in London and is the author of Film Art Phenomena. Simon Payne is a video artist, writer, and programmer. He is senior lecturer in film and media studies at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. A. L. Rees (1949–2014) was a critic, historian, and research tutor at the Royal College of Art, London.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Not Reconciled—The Structural Films of Kurt Kren
A.L. Rees
1/57 Versuch mit synthetischem Ton (Test)
Simon Payne
Kurt Kren and Sound
Gabriele Jutz
2/60 48 Köpfe aus dem Szondi-Test
Abbe Fletcher
3/60 Bäume im Herbst
Simon Payne
3/60 Bäume im Herbst
Gareth Polmeer
Time-Splits: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 31/75 Asyl
Aline Helmke
Strategies in Black and White: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 11/65 Bild Helga Philipp
Nicky Hamlyn
5/62 Fenstergucker, Abfall, etc.
Yvonne Spielmann
15/67 TV
Yvonne Spielmann
17/68 Grün-Rot
Simon Payne
Negation and Contradiction in Kurt Kren’s Films: 32/76 An W+ B, 18/68 Venecia Kaputt and 42/83 No Film
Nicky Hamlyn
20/68 Schatzi
A.L. Rees
31/75 Asyl
Gareth Polmeer
37/78 Tree Again
Gareth Polmeer
Miscellaneous Works and ‘Bad Home Movies’
Nicky Hamlyn