The German Chainsaw Massacre (Das Deutsche Kettensagenmassaker)
Director: Christoph Schlingensief.
Starring: Karina Fallenstein, Susanne Bredehoft, Brigitte Kausch.
Germany, 1990.
63 mins. German with English subtitles.
Christoph Schlingensief, the enfant terrible of German Cinema and theatre, died of lung cancer aged 49 in August 2010.
As he contemplated his condition he wrote in his diary, "in heaven it can't be as beautiful as it is down here".
Originally commissioned and financed by German public TV, when THE GERMAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE was finished the station refused to air it! Yet unlike all the official statements about the German reunification Christoph analysed the deep-down feelings of the real people and played with it thus making fun of the official German politics.
Along with many German artists I mourn the loss of Christoph - he was a living example of how to realise a unique vision against all forces.
As he contemplated his condition he wrote in his diary, "in heaven it can't be as beautiful as it is down here".
Originally commissioned and financed by German public TV, when THE GERMAN CHAINSAW MASSACRE was finished the station refused to air it! Yet unlike all the official statements about the German reunification Christoph analysed the deep-down feelings of the real people and played with it thus making fun of the official German politics.
Along with many German artists I mourn the loss of Christoph - he was a living example of how to realise a unique vision against all forces.
Screenings
Arts Picturehouse
Monday 20 September, 11:00PM
Reviews
The German Chainsaw Massacre by Festival Daily
23 Sep 2010
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