Short film
Kubla Khan
1969 · 12 min
A strange, stagebound provocation that mixes naked bodies, politics and art into a puzzling, talky experiment you have to lean into.
- Directed by
- Christian Bau
- Overview
- “Should one turn to high culture, dive into the armed underground, or rather enjoy life?” A perplexing dilemma between art, war, and sex, filmed in 1969 on the stage of the auditorium at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts; the two main actresses were the university's nude models.
- How it feels
- Absurd, satirical, whimsical and tense. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Art, war, sexuality, identity
- Content
- Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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