Ernst Schmidt Jr. Movies

  • 1974
    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    01974HD

    All of the photos in Eine Subgeschichte des Films (A Sub-history of Film) by Scheugl/Schmidt (Suhrkamp edition 471) one after another, cut inside in...

    A Subhistory of Film
  • 1968
    Kunst & Revolution

    Kunst & Revolution

    Kunst & Revolution

    01968HD

    ‘Kunst & Revolution is a documentation on the famous action known as the “filthy uni mess”, which led to a jury court trial. I only...

    Kunst & Revolution
  • 1985
    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    01985HD

    A test film for the later realized "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" which was shot on Super-8 and premiered at Wels in 1985.

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken
  • 1979
    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    01979HD

    A reconstruction of the "concept film," which Gertrude Stein ("a rose is a rose is a rose") suggested to Charlie Chaplin in the 1920s. (E.S.jr.)

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner
  • 1968
    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    01968HD

    This film includes shots from Silberarsch (Silver Arse; the 16th material action by Otto Muehl, 1965), Bimmel-Bammel (Ding-Dong; MuehlŽ s 17th...

    Onetwothree
  • 1967
    Red-White-Red

    Red-White-Red

    Red-White-Red

    01967HD

    The formal deconstruction of an Austrian tourist advertisement sign. The national colors red white and red have been removed, filmed separately. In...

    Red-White-Red
  • 1968
    Cheers

    Cheers

    Cheers

    01968HD

    This is a film with minimal content. Using a film pen, a line was drawn across a strip of clear leader, until it hit the edge of the frame...

    Cheers
  • 1987
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    01987HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1
  • 1970
    Imperial Theatre

    Imperial Theatre

    Imperial Theatre

    01970HD

    A nostalgic honoring as well as a reciprocal re-make of the film of the same name by Willi Forst. A setting to film of a 1930s book, literally: page...

    Imperial Theatre
  • 1967
    Color Film

    Color Film

    Color Film

    01967HD

    In this film the goal of destroying film semantics has been consistently followed though. Part of the film is composed of a seemingly collision of...

    Color Film
  • 1965
    Stones

    Stones

    Stones

    01965HD

    Steine (Stones) is a documentary film on a sculptorsŽ symposium in St. Margarethen, Burgenland. Behind this short description of content lies...

    Stones
  • 1977
    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon

    01977HD

    A person sticks it out for 24 hours in front of the camera. Every ten minutes a short clip was recorded, 8 frames per second (which is then projected...

    12 Uhr Mittags - High Noon
  • 1966
    Film Scraps

    Film Scraps

    Film Scraps

    01966HD

    Material actions: Otto Muehl. Montage of left-over film material from film scraps, amateur films, film leaders, recordings of material happenings,...

    Film Scraps
  • 1979
    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    01979HD

    At a party, which was organized for Wendy, each person invited brought a photo of themselves. Each photo was filmed according to a strict scheme:...

    Collected by Wendy