Happy-End is the re-working of someone else's home movies from the 60s and 70s. The sequences selected are taken from many hours of the staged private life of Rudolf and Elfriede, pivoting on demonstrative celebrations, alcohol and cake consumption together. The footage is organized in a way so that, temporally speaking, the material runs in reverse and the players are steadily rejuvenated.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 11 min.
- Country, year
- Austria, 1996
- Genre
- Experimental
- Language
- Silent
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Peter Tscherkassky
- Screenplay
- Peter Tscherkassky
- Producers
- Peter Tscherkassky
Director
Peter Tscherkassky
Peter Tscherkassky holds a PhD. in philosophy. Co-founder of sixpackfilm. Specialist of avant-garde film, he’s edited in 2012 “Film Unframed: A History of Austrian Avant-Garde Cinema” and co-edited “Peter Kubelka” in 1995. His films have been honored with many awards including Golden Gate Award, Main Prize at Oberhausen, and Best Short Film in Venice.
