Underplayed Gems

Des – Ce – Es – De (1985)

Des – Ce – Es – De poster
Directed by
Jochen Kraußer
Genre
documentary film
Runtime
10 min
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A man builds a small organ with ceramic pipes in his attic room. The filmmaker then plays a transposed Bach fugue on it.

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What happens

Des – Ce – Es – De ist ein Dokumentarkurzfilm von Jochen Kraußer von 1985. Der gelernte Autoschlosser Kristian Körting baut eine kleine Orgel mit Pfeifen aus Keramik in seiner Dachkammer im thüringischen Saalfeld. Der Regisseur Jochen Kraußer spielt danach darauf die bekannte Fuge B–A–C–H von Johann Sebastian Bach, nach deren Transponierung um drei Halbtöne nach oben (Des– C–Es–D) der Film benannt wurde. Dieser verzichtet weitgehend auf erklärende Kommentare und wirkt vor allem durch die Bach’sche Orgelmusik.Des – Ce – Es – De DEFA-Stiftung 2026 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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