Werner Schroeter was one of the most significant proponents of New German Cinema. Schroeter was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. In her film, Elfi Mikesch, who photographed a number of Schroeter’s films and who collaborated closely with him to create his vision, provides us with an intimate insight into Schroeter’s artistic output during the remaining four years of his life.
Cinematography
Mikesch's images—candles, mirrors, dying flesh as sacred ritual.
Direction
No distance between filmmaker and subject; love as formal strategy.
Director
Elfi Mikesch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schroeter's work was banned and censored throughout his career; this film finally grants him autopsy as apotheosis.
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