Ulrike Ottinger Movies
- 1990
Countdown
Countdown51990HD
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...
- 2002
The Specimen
The Specimen02002HD
When, before the revolution, accidentally arrested, the philistine - a tsarist civil servant of high status - falls in deep, lethargic sleep. 20...
- 2012
Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake
Ulrike Ottinger: Nomad from the Lake62012HD
Ulrike Ottinger is an exceptional filmmaker and artist. Her cinematic universe has influenced entire generations. As a young woman, she brought the...
- 1985
China. The Arts – The People
China. The Arts – The People01985HD
China marks the beginning of the extensive Asian theme in Ottinger’s filmography and is her first travelogue. Her observant eye is interested...
- 1975
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors
The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors3.51975HD
In collage sequences, the surrogate of synthetic sensuality takes form and seduces the sailors in the guise of a Hawaiian girl. In ritual...
- 2016
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...
- 1972
Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio
Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio61972HD
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...
- 2002
Ester
Ester02002HD
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...
- 2002
Southeast Passage
Southeast Passage02002HD
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...
- 2011
Under Snow
Under Snow4.22011HD
In Echigo in Japan the snow often lies several feet deep well into May covering landscape and villages. Over the centuries the inhabitants have...
- 1982
Audience
Audience4.31982HD
Barbara Hammer’s Audience is a fascinating deep cut from the director’s prodigious filmography. Relatively raw in its design, this 16mm...
- 1997
Exile Shanghai
Exile Shanghai01997HD
Six life stories of German, Austrian and Russian Jews which intersect in exile in Shanghai. Out of narratives, photographs, documents and new images...
- 1987
Usinimage
Usinimage01987HD
Selected industrial and city settings from the three films were documented again for Usinimage and intercut with the corresponding fiction film...
- 1974
Happy Birthday - Lil Picard
Happy Birthday - Lil Picard01974HD
Rediscovered fragment of a Super 8 film by Ulrike Ottinger about Lil Picard's birthday party at the Werner Kunze Gallery.
- 1973
Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell
Berlinfever – Wolf Vostell01973HD
In 1973, Wolf Vostell, an artist associated with Fluxus, made a happening in which participants were required to perform a series of ritual,...
- 1986
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...