Songs on the Death of children

Overview

Based on a free interpretation of Gustav Mahler´s Song Cycle by the same name and a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, this multiple award winning film is a striking example of Titus Leber´s approach to visualise classical music. Using his so called “multi-layer-method” to superimpose several image layers the author takes us in a dream-like lamentation-quest of a mother's winter-journey searching for her child who has been carried off by the Angel of Death.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 7, 1976

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Austria

Cast

Suzanne Fichtenbaum,Steve Bernas,Elisabeth Kallina

Director

Titus Leber

Writer

Titus Leber,Hans Christian Andersen,Friedrich Rückert

Cinematography

Titus Leber,Dieter Wittich

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0074750