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Poster for Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding

1967 · 9 min

A brief, confrontational art document that feels raw and unsettling, more like witnessing a transgressive ritual than watching a film.

Overview
In May 1965, Ernst Schmidt Jr. films the Otto Muehl performances Rumpsti Pumsti and Body Building. In this period Muehl conceives his actionist works almost exclusively for photographic and film documentation. The necessity of a spontaneous confrontation with the public, which plays a major role in Muehl's later actions, does not apply to these works.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • violence
  • identity
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Ernst Schmidt Jr.
Starring
Otto Muehl
Cinematography
Ernst Schmidt Jr.
Runtime
9 min
Country
Austria

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