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Today, this morning at Pinakothek Der Moderne, part of a series of films screened  as of Jeff Wall exhibition. at the Ernst von Siemens Auditorium  I saw ” Old Joy”, 2005  written and directed by Kelly Reichardt; with Will Oldham, Daniel London; the film features a fantastic soundtrack by Yo La Tengo.

The most amazing is that films that somehow have gotten out of my attention living in New York, thanks to amazing things  at the Munich museums I can catch up on my film literature..

The story of two old friends, who reunite for a weekend camping trip in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. OLD JOY is the critically-acclaimed film The New York Times calls, “A MUST SEE!”  

As subtle, supple and beautifully fine-tuned a film as any American director has made in the past year. Dennis Lim, The Village Voice 

 interview of protagonist Daniel London and writer/director Kelly Reichardt

sample of Yo La Tengo soundrack 

a lovely snowy day to visit Pinakothek der Moderne to see many masterpieces but a newly installed single channel video “Mathilde, Mathilde” caught my attention ,  by the artist I met in Berlin and  like very much,  Mathilde ter Heijne (born Strasbourg,France).

“Mathilde, Mathilde” 1999 , single screen video, 4.29 min on loop

photo & text @ artist’s published website

Mathilde is the name of the tragic heroine of Truffaut’s film La Femme d’à Côté, 1980, whose love for an older man ends in death. Also the leading female characters in Jean-Claude Briseau’s Noce Blanche, 1990, and Patrice Leconte’s Le Marie de la Coiffeuse, 1991, are named Mathilde and broken by their romantic attachments. Rather than falling victim to a disillusioning reality, the women find their escape in suicide. Mathilde ter Heijne takes these stories of self-sacrifice for an utopian ideal of love. Can fate be linked to a name? She mixes original sound extracts from the three films with video scenes in which she herself assumes the role of the tragic heroine. Using a special effects dummy, Mathilde ter Heijne depicts her death leap from the bridge and the struggle with her “alter ego.” The location for the short drama is Amsterdam where the artist used to live and work.

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a fabulous exhibition at the Kunstfoyer der Versicherungskammer Bayern :A chronological table combined important events from his professional, private and public lives with objects, photographs and film clips.

supported by Deutche Kinemathek Museum für Film und Fernsehen

@photos publishes  at Deutsche Kinemathek

“Bernd Eichinger (1949–2011) was Germany’s most important film producer in recent decades. Fulfilling diverse functions, he oversaw and accepted responsibility for more than 100 film and television productions. His name is linked to the Munich distribution company “Constantin Film” where he took an active role until 2006. Initially under the name “Neue Constantin,” he led the company to major successes, building one upon the other since the 1980s.

What does a film producer do? He bears financial responsibility for a film project from beginning to end: from the development of its subject through its international marketing. He is the “driving force” behind every film production, and must know all its steps and consider any risks involved. The film producer Bernd Eichinger, who studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF), embodied this role as a creative authority with all his passion; like no other. Eichinger made films for a “wide audience” beginning with his involvement with “Constantin”, although his productions often raised controversy among German critics. Within the international film business Eichinger enjoyed great recognition.”

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