{"id":548,"date":"2010-05-11T00:57:44","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T22:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schlingensief.com\/weblog\/?p=548"},"modified":"2010-05-11T00:57:44","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T22:57:44","slug":"christoph-schlingensief-film-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schlingensief.com\/weblog\/?p=548","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTOPH SCHLINGENSIEF: FILM MARATHON"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the grotesque and provocative films by famous German theater rioter Christoph Schlingensief during a unique screening marathon on May 23, 2010, 6 PM, Wiels Contemporary Art Center, Brussel<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Terror<\/p>\n

Christoph Schlingensief was born in 1960 in Oberhausen. With films including Das deutsche Kettens\u00e4genmassaker and Terror 2000, art installations, exhibitions and actionist projects such as the container action Bitte liebt \u00d6sterreich!, as well as the creation of the political party CHANCE 2000, he has been unwavering in his involvement in cultural and political discourse over the past two decades. The themes that interest him always centre on the issues of God, redemption and the meaning of all art. He has staged highly respected theatre and opera productions such as Kunst und Gem\u00fcse, A. Hipler at the Volksb\u00fchne in Berlin and the ATTA-Trilogie at the Volksb\u00fchne, Vienna\u2019s Burgtheater and the Schauspielhaus in Zurich. Highpoints between 2004 and 2007 include Wagner\u2019s Parsifal in Bayreuth and The Flying Dutchman in Manaus\u2019 legendary opera house in 2007. The 2008 Ruhrtriennale festival saw the premiere of his fluxus oratorio Church of Fear. He has frequently been invited to participate in the Theatertreffen in Berlin and has won several awards, most recently the 2010 Helmut K\u00e4utner Award. The foundation stone for Schlingensief\u2019s total art project REMDOOGO, the world\u2019s first opera village in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n

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Film lineup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Die 120 Tage von Bottrop<\/b> (1997, 60 min)
\nAbsurd homage to and parody of the eccentricities and insanities of the Fassbinder era.
\nFreakstars 3000<\/strong> (2003, 75 min)
\nChristoph Schlingensief incorporates fiasco and brilliance into a one-of-a-kind fame academy for social deplaced.
\nTerror 2000<\/strong> (1992)
\nNeo-nazis go on rampage in a small town while two bumbling detectives search for a kidnapped social worker.
\nDas deutsche Kettens\u00e4gen-Massaker<\/strong> (1990, 60 min)
\nThe German Chainsaw Massacre<\/strong>: 16 million East Germans on their way to the golden West. 4% never got there: were they processed into sausages?
\nMenu Total<\/strong> (1986, 81 min)
\nMeat your Parents
\nUnited Trash<\/strong> (keine UT aber englische Sprachfassung) (1995\/6)
\nA grotesquely erotic and blasphemous comedy about a Messiah in Africa
\n100 Jahre Adolf Hitler<\/strong> (1989, 55 min)
\nThe last Hour in the F\u00fchrerbunker was shot in only one night and shows the chaotic Nazi clique romping noisily through the cellar, revelling in intrigues and violence.
\nChristoph Schlingensief und seine Filme<\/strong> – Interview und fr\u00fche Kurzfilme (1968-2004, 157 min)
\nFamous theater rioter and performer Christoph Schlingensief has his roots in film. This portrait shows many of his early films for the first time.<\/p>\n

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\nMay 23, 2010 from 6pm until…<\/p>\n

In German with English subtitles<\/p>\n

5–>0\u20ac<\/p>\n

Reservation: welcome@wiels.org<\/p>\n

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Project supported by: Kunstenfestivaldesarts<\/p>\n

More information: WIELS<\/a><\/p>\n

WIELS
\nAv. Van Volxemlaan 354
\n1190 Bruxelles – Brussel
\ntel +32 (0)2 340 00 50
\nfax +32 (0)2 340 00 59
\nwww.wiels.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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