Opening of Ulrike Ottinger's Retrospective THEATRUM MUNDI: OPENING

Compilation of shorts + artist talk with Marie Vermeiren

From 6 December 2024, the Goethe-Institut and CINEMATEK in Brussels will be showing a complete film retrospective for the first time, with never before published works by Ulrike Ottinger. The opening weekend of the retrospective will be celebrated in the presence of the artist herself. For the opening, a compilation of short films spanning the artist's creative career will be shown, followed by a talk with the artist, moderated by Marie Vermeiren from Elles Tournent - Dames Draaien (International Brussels Women's Film Festival).

Berlin Fieber – Wolf Vostell
Ulrike Ottinger, Germany 1973 / colour / 12' /subtitles: — / No dialogue
Short documentary on a two-part happening by Fluxus artist Wolf Vostell.

Superbia – Der Stolz
Ulrike Ottinger, Germany 1986 / Delphine Seyrig, Irm Hermann, Else Nabu / colour / 16' / subtitles: FR
Ottinger's contribution to the anthology film Seven Women, Seven Sins deals with the cardinal sin of pride.

Usinimage
Ulrike Ottinger, Germany 1987 / colour / 10' / subtitles: — / No dialogue
A compilation of industrial and urban settings from Ottinger's Berlin trilogy.

Ester. Ein Purimspiel in Berlin
Ulrike Ottinger, Germany 2002 / György Konrád, Genrietta Liakhorvitskaia, Michael Enenstein / BW + colour/ 32' / subtitles: DE-EN
A parable about the courage to emigrate to another country, as well as an amusing salute to happiness in adversity, narrated by György Konrád

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