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1978 · 6 min

A brief, abrasive experimental document of performance art and police shutdown, demanding patience and rewarding curiosity about sound and repetition.

Directed by: Ernst Schmidt Jr.

Overview: Recorded during a presentation of the "Performance Art Festival" in the Modern Art Galerie, Vienna. The presentation was officially put to an end by the police because of the infernal sound made by the accompanying noise orchestra. In this film short shots have been "mounted" in the camera. The film material is shown twice, whereas the sound is composed over the entire length of the film (out of elements of the real sound from the performance). (E.S.jr.)

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Directed by: Ernst Schmidt Jr.

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
rebellion
power
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	2

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Directed by: Ernst Schmidt Jr.
Runtime: 6 min
Country: Austria

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