Der Tod der Maria Malibran
Werner Schroeter / DE, 1971
Ardent opera lover Werner Schroeter gives full rein to his imagination in this effervescent 'opera drama' featuring Andy Warhol’s 'superstar' Candy Darling and Schroeter’s beloved actress Magdalena Montezuma. A personal favourite of Eric De Kuyper, who introduced Schroeter’s films in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Filmmaker and film lecturer Eric De Kuyper is a former associate director of the Filmmuseum. His views on cinema and his passion for cinematic experience and film history have been a major influence on Eye”s policies on collecting and presentation.
restorations
Eye restored De Kuyper”s films and presents them in the light of De Kuyper”s views on cinema. With introductions, live music and screenings of classic films from Eye”s collections and those of the Royal Belgian Film Archive in Brussels. The shows are introduced and attended by De Kuyper and cast and crew members of his films.
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Director
Werner Schroeter
Production year
1971
Country
DE
Original title
Der Tod der Maria Malibran
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Filmic Passions
He once jokingly referred to himself as a ‘mess of talents’ and a man who had never managed to embark on a ‘real career’. It’s surely his way of ironizing his extraordinary versatility as an erudite film lecturer, writer, filmmaker and programmer.
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