Ulrike Ottinger Movies

  • 1990
    Countdown

    Countdown

    Countdown

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    Countdown follows a chronological sequence. The movie was shot in Berlin and environs over a ten-day period leading up to the unification of the...

    Countdown
  • 2002
    The Specimen

    The Specimen

    The Specimen

    02002HD

    When, before the revolution, accidentally arrested, the philistine - a tsarist civil servant of high status - falls in deep, lethargic sleep. 20...

    The Specimen
  • 2012
    Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake

    Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake

    Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake

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    Ulrike Ottinger is an exceptional filmmaker and artist. Her cinematic universe has influenced entire generations. As a young woman, she brought the...

    Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake
  • 1985
    China. The Arts – The People

    China. The Arts – The People

    China. The Arts – The People

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    China marks the beginning of the extensive Asian theme in Ottinger’s filmography and is her first travelogue. Her observant eye is interested...

    China. The Arts – The People
  • 1975
    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors

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    In collage sequences, the surrogate of synthetic sensuality takes form and seduces the sailors in the guise of a Hawaiian girl. In ritual...

    The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
  • 2016
    Aloha

    Aloha

    Aloha

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    Tabu, a mythical tale shot in Tahiti, is yet another key to Ottinger’s cinema. Aloha is a dedication to Murnau, as well as Gauguin, Matisse and...

    Aloha
  • 1972
    Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio

    Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio

    Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio

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    Once upon a time there was a country known by the name of Laura Molloy. Laura Molloy was the name of this country. Only women lived in Laura...

    Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio
  • 2002
    Ester

    Ester

    Ester

    02002HD

    A narrative about "the days when the Jews found rest from their enemies and the month that was transformed from pain to joy, from mourning to a feast...

    Ester
  • 2002
    Southeast Passage

    Southeast Passage

    Southeast Passage

    02002HD

    Places and worlds beyond the interest of the media are at the mercy of the law of forgetting. The spotlight fades and that which urgently needs...

    Southeast Passage
  • 2011
    Under Snow

    Under Snow

    Under Snow

    4.22011HD

    In Echigo in Japan the snow often lies several feet deep well into May covering landscape and villages. Over the centuries the inhabitants have...

    Under Snow
  • 1982
    Audience

    Audience

    Audience

    4.31982HD

    Barbara Hammer’s Audience is a fascinating deep cut from the director’s prodigious filmography. Relatively raw in its design, this 16mm...

    Audience
  • 1997
    Exile Shanghai

    Exile Shanghai

    Exile Shanghai

    01997HD

    Six life stories of German, Austrian and Russian Jews which intersect in exile in Shanghai. Out of narratives, photographs, documents and new images...

    Exile Shanghai
  • 1987
    Usinimage

    Usinimage

    Usinimage

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    Selected industrial and city settings from the three films were documented again for Usinimage and intercut with the corresponding fiction film...

    Usinimage
  • 1974
    Happy Birthday - Lil Picard

    Happy Birthday - Lil Picard

    Happy Birthday - Lil Picard

    01974HD

    Rediscovered fragment of a Super 8 film by Ulrike Ottinger about Lil Picard's birthday party at the Werner Kunze Gallery.

    Happy Birthday - Lil Picard
  • 1973
    Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell

    Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell

    Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell

    01973HD

    In 1973, Wolf Vostell, an artist associated with Fluxus, made a happening in which participants were required to perform a series of ritual,...

    Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell
  • 1986
    The Making Of “Superbia”

    The Making Of “Superbia”

    The Making Of “Superbia”

    01986HD

    Superbia states "I am pride. The proud root of all evil. I am Superbia, the first of the seven capital sins. I am always the first. The tree of...

    The Making Of “Superbia”