Requiem
Jonas Mekas / US, 2019 / 84 min.
The final film by Jonas Mekas, the treasurer of American avantgarde and experimental film, is an associative collage of beautiful blooms, cross sections of footage of war, flooding and other catastrophes. Mekas chose Verdi’s mournful Messa da requiem as the score.
Flowers everywhere. Ornamentals, wildflowers, blossoming trees, wonderful meadows and gorgeously laid out gardens: for over 30 years Jonas Mekas (1922 - 2019) collected footage of exuberant flora with his Sony camcorder and compact Nikon camera.
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Director
Jonas Mekas
Production year
2019
Country
US
Original title
Requiem
Length
84 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Underground
This autumn, Eye Filmmuseum highlights the American avant-garde cinema of the 1960s. The exhibition and film programme feature both iconic and lesser-known works, showcasing the era's vibrant experimental spirit. Highlights include films by pivotal avant-garde figures such as Jonas Mekas, Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage, as well as contributions from prominent visual artists like Bruce Conner, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, and Andy Warhol. This exploration of cinematic innovation is set against the backdrop of a changing society.
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