A portrait of five St. Petersburgians and their connection to The Hermitage.Read More »
Elfi Mikesch
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Elfi Mikesch – Mon Paradis – Der Winterpalast (2001)
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Elfi Mikesch – Mondo Lux – Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter AKA Mondo Lux : The Visual Universe of Werner Schroeter (2011)
2011-2020ArthouseDocumentaryElfi MikeschGermanyWerner Schroeter was one of the most significant proponents of New German Cinema. Schroeter was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. At the time, he was working for the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf gallery on a musical piece entitled ‘Schönheit der Schatten’ (The Beauty of Shadows) based on the works of Robert Schumann and Heinrich Heine. For Schroeter, oscillating between hope and trepidation, it marked the beginning of a race against time. 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. Read More »