6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening) - 1964

In the first action he filmed, 6/64 Mama und Papa, Kren’s editing leads to many interlocking continuous shots; central takes recur like a leitmotif, circular motion and networking can be observed throughout the film. Kren painstakingly weaves the fury in front of his camera lens into dense geometrical figures. Shot/countershot sequences alternate, lumping back and forth between single (!) frames, they turn the Actionist turmoil into ornaments, rigid geometrical patterns, the equivalent in time to what Mondrian used to distill on canvas in space. (Peter Tscherkassky)

4min
1964
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Otto Muehl profile pictureOtto Muehlhimself (as Otto Mühl)

About 6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)

6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening) Overview

In the first action he filmed, 6/64 Mama und Papa, Kren’s editing leads to many interlocking continuous shots; central takes recur like a leitmotif, circular motion and networking can be observed throughout the film. Kren painstakingly weaves the fury in front of his camera lens into dense geometrical figures. Shot/countershot sequences alternate, lumping back and forth between single (!) frames, they turn the Actionist turmoil into ornaments, rigid geometrical patterns, the equivalent in time to what Mondrian used to distill on canvas in space. (Peter Tscherkassky)

Runtime: 4min

Extra details

Original Title: 6/64: Mama und Papa (Materialaktion Otto Mühl)
Original Language: German
Directed By: Kurt Kren