Madame X - Eine Absolute Herrscherin / Madame X - An Absolute Ruler / Madame X - O dictatoare
Germană RO
Madame X - Eine Absolute Herrscherin / Madame X - An Absolute Ruler / Madame X - O dictatoare
One World Romania, ediția a 14-a
Germană RO
Madame X - An Absolute Ruler
Germania de Vest, 1977
141’
Regie, Scenariu, Imagine: Ulrike Ottinger
Ulrike Ottinger’s debut feature proposes one of the most hypnotic viewing experiences possible. Constructed in the form of an allegory, in which women from all around the world, of different ages and with various occupations, travel to a mythical place, a ship whereon a female authoritarian ruler with a generic name (Madame X) had created a community formed exclusively of women liberated from the constraints of patriarchal society, the film is representative for the director’s first experimental works. Mainly composed of choreographed scenes and carefully staged, extremely elaborate, and chromatically refined tableaux, “Madame X” is a radical feminist utopia, one with a minimal narrative, yet abundant in philosophical and cultural meanings. And it is of an intoxicating visual beauty, an aspect which is controlled by Ottinger as well (she is also the director of photography for her films), thus reminding one of the visual and expressive force of some American Underground films from the previous decade – works such as “Flaming Creatures,” directed by Jack Smith, or “Chumlum,” directed by Ron Rice -, but oftentimes outshining them in this regard. (by Andrei Rus)
Ulrike Ottinger (born in 1942, in Konstanz, Germany) is a visual artist and filmmaker. Ottinger is the founder of the Konstanz Film Club (in 1969) and the ”galeriepress” art gallery. She has also worked as a director for theatre and opera, and as a photographer.
Ulrike Ottinger with Andrei Rus and Vanina Vignal - Paris Calligrammes
Ulrike Ottinger with Andrei Rus and Vanina Vignal - Delphine Seyrig and way of working
Ulrike Ottinger with Andrei Rus and Vanina Vignal - Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia, way of working
Ulrike Ottinger with Andrei Rus and Vanina Vignal - The Berlin Trilogy
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