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Death of a World Star

1994 · 44 min

An odd, self-aware media satire that keeps you at a distance, more curious than moved, watching celebrity and death get chewed up by the camera.

Genres
Comedy
Overview
A mockumentary - after suffering a tragic accident on a shoot in Tuscany, Udo Kier is about to die. Alfred Edel is sent in to film an obituary.
How it feels
Measured and demanding.
About
Celebrity, media, death, art
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Christoph Schlingensief
    Written by
    Christoph Schlingensief
    Starring
    Udo Kier, Alfred Edel, Susanne Bredehöft, Brigitte Kausch, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Irmgard Freifrau von Berswordt-Wallrabe, Christoph Schlingensief, Christian Hufschmidt
    Music
    Joachim Rudolph
    Cinematography
    Voxi Bärenklau
    Runtime
    44 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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