Vlado Kristl Movies

  • 1967
    Neuer Deutscher Film Report

    Neuer Deutscher Film Report

    Neuer Deutscher Film Report

    91967HD

    Interview film with the protagonists of the New German Cinema in 1966.

    Neuer Deutscher Film Report
  • 1959
    Theft of Jewels

    Theft of Jewels

    Theft of Jewels

    01959HD

    Satirical cartoon featuring a jewel robbery.

    Theft of Jewels
  • 1965
    ...Geist und ein wenig Glück

    ...Geist und ein wenig Glück

    ...Geist und ein wenig Glück

    01965HD

    Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.

    ...Geist und ein wenig Glück
  • 1971
    The Film of the Authority

    The Film of the Authority

    The Film of the Authority

    81971HD

    A group of men, women and Kristl with his camera debate how to resist authority in all its forms. All cinematic professionalism is avoided as Kristl...

    The Film of the Authority
  • 1962
    The General

    The General

    The General

    91962HD

    Kristl plays a prisoner who can smile only when he sees The General.

    The General
  • 1966
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

    101966HD

    T. finds a letter. Instead of just dropping it in a mailbox, he decides, conscientious as he is, to deliver it personally. He wanders the entire...

    The Letter
  • 1967
    Utopia

    Utopia

    Utopia

    01967HD

    Cartoon showing the "Utopes" - talented, unconventional, double-faced creatures. They are split by a uniformed man with a sabre - individually forced...

    Utopia
  • 1982
    Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!

    Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!

    Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!

    01982HD

    An idyll, "for GAL": a pond, a desk, a farm, a kitchen—and storks, lots of them. Colored, which brings to mind "coloratura." An idyll? Isn't...

    Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!
  • 1963
    Poor People

    Poor People

    Poor People

    91963HD

    Kristl was a member of the prestigious Zagreb Studio of Animation and his early works as painter and filmmaker had brought him instant acclaim and...

    Poor People
  • 1966
    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    Prometheus

    01966HD

    Allegory of men's use of fire to kill, when it was given by Prometheus to help them.

    Prometheus
  • 1964
    The Dam

    The Dam

    The Dam

    71964HD

    In The Dam, although it is an experimental film, Kristl eschews the necessary earnestness in addressing his subject. The manufactured, unambiguously...

    The Dam
  • 1984
    Tod dem Zuschauer

    Tod dem Zuschauer

    Tod dem Zuschauer

    01984HD

    Observations of a man and a dog in a Hamburg street. Mass society did not arise because there are many people today, but because the media turned...

    Tod dem Zuschauer
  • 1963
    Madeleine, Madeleine

    Madeleine, Madeleine

    Madeleine, Madeleine

    91963HD

    Confusion results when a young man walking through a park joins in a game of tennis.

    Madeleine, Madeleine
  • 1970
    Film or Power

    Film or Power

    Film or Power

    01970HD

    Zagreb-born artist Vlado Kristl (1923-2004) was the most radical of the German auteur filmmakers. This is an anakofilm.

    Film or Power
  • 1960
    Shagreen Leather

    Shagreen Leather

    Shagreen Leather

    81960HD

    Poor and unhappy, Rafael leaves Pauline and tries his luck at the roulette, but loses his last coin. Fate gifts him with the miraculous "Shagreen...

    Shagreen Leather
  • 1969
    Italian Capriccio

    Italian Capriccio

    Italian Capriccio

    01969HD

    "I shot this film, Italian Capriccio, as if it were my last. Now I see I had nothing to offer to anybody. No thought, no suggestion, nounderstanding....

    Italian Capriccio
  • 2002
    Art Is Only Outside Human Society

    Art Is Only Outside Human Society

    Art Is Only Outside Human Society

    02002HD

    Vlado Kristl rejected the word anarchy. Nor did he like the word utopia, nor the term experimental film. As a matter of fact, he didn't like any...

    Art Is Only Outside Human Society
  • 1994
    One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty

    One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty

    One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty

    01994HD

    Anything that complies with standards is a wasted effort to Vlado Kristl: 'I believe in only doing those things that decompose and tear conventional...

    One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty
  • 1993
    When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons

    When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons

    When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons

    01993HD

    The friends of humanity: the painter, the musician, the poet and the prima ballerina - and all others are the enemies of humanity. -Vlado Kristl

    When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons
  • 1969
    Films That Last Seconds

    Films That Last Seconds

    Films That Last Seconds

    01969HD

    Vlado Kristl's great mini show.

    Films That Last Seconds