6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)

Overview

In the first action he filmed, 6/64 Mama und Papa, Kren’s editing leads to many interlocking continuous shots; central takes recur like a leitmotif, circular motion and networking can be observed throughout the film. Kren painstakingly weaves the fury in front of his camera lens into dense geometrical figures. Shot/countershot sequences alternate, lumping back and forth between single (!) frames, they turn the Actionist turmoil into ornaments, rigid geometrical patterns, the equivalent in time to what Mondrian used to distill on canvas in space. (Peter Tscherkassky)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1964

Original language

German

Countries

Austria

Cast

Otto Muehl

Director

Kurt Kren

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0141569