Arnulf Rainer (1960)
- Directed by
- Peter Kubelka
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 4.5 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Black and white frames and silence flicker in rapid alternation. The film builds a sensory experience from pure light and darkness paired with sound and its absence.
abstractrhythmicminimalistjarringintenseflickeringstripped-downconfrontational
What happens
Arnulf Rainer is a 1960 Austrian experimental short film by Peter Kubelka, and one of the earliest flicker films. The film alternates between light or the absence of light and sound or the absence of sound. Since its May 1960 premiere in Vienna, Arnulf Rainer has become known as a fundamental work for structural film. Kubelka released a "negative" version, titled Antiphon, in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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