Kurt Kren

Structural Films

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Edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne and A. L. Rees

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Kurt Kren

Keywords

Kurt Kren, avant-garde, Austria

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

Intellect Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 298 pages
7 x 9 inches (18 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-78320-551-6

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Book Presentation:
Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period. His structural films—often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately prescored charts and diagrams—have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself 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.

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