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Abstract
Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the post-war period. His structural films, often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately pre-scored charts and diagrams, have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself has 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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Half Title | i | ||
| Title | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Acknowledgements | xi | ||
| Introduction: Not Reconciled – The Structural Films of Kurt Kren | 1 | ||
| 1/57 Versuch mit synthetischem Ton (Test) | 9 | ||
| Kurt Kren and Sound | 15 | ||
| 2/60 48 Köpfe aus dem Szondi-Test | 29 | ||
| 3/60 Bäume im Herbst | 39 | ||
| 3/60 Bäume im Herbst | 47 | ||
| Time-Splits: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 31/75 Asyl | 53 | ||
| Strategies in Black and White: 4/61 Mauern pos.-neg. & Weg and 11/65 Bild Helga Philipp | 67 | ||
| 5/62 Fenstergucker, Abfall, etc. | 75 | ||
| 15/67 TV | 83 | ||
| 17/68 Grün-Rot | 91 | ||
| Negation and Contradiction in Kurt Kren’s Films: 32/76 An W + B, 18/68 Venecia Kaputt and 42/83 No Film | 99 | ||
| 20/68 Schatzi | 109 | ||
| 31/75 Asyl | 117 | ||
| 37/78 Tree Again | 125 | ||
| Miscellaneous Works and ‘Bad Home Movies’ | 133 | ||
| Vernacular Studies: 49/95 tausendjahrekino and 50/96 Snapspots (for Bruce) | 143 | ||
| Colour Frame Enlargements and Pages from No Film | 153 | ||
| Reprints and Facsimiles | 171 | ||
| Collected Writings on Kurt Kren | 173 | ||
| Reviews of 31/75 Asyl, 15/67 TV and 28/73 Zeitaufnahme(n) | 191 | ||
| Interview with Kurt Kren | 197 | ||
| Notes on Kren: Cutting Through Structural Materialism or, ‘Sorry. It had to be done.’ | 205 | ||
| Interview with Kurt Kren | 219 | ||
| On Kurt Kren | 235 | ||
| Lord of the Frames: Kurt Kren | 241 | ||
| Interview with Kurt Kren | 249 | ||
| Apperception on Display: Structural Films and Philosophy | 261 | ||
| Filmography | 275 | ||
| Notes on Contributors | 281 | ||
| Back Cover | Back Cover |