CELEBRATING ITS 15TH YEAR AT THE NGV
25 March to 14 June 2009
Jim Gurr
University High School, Parkville
Jim Gurr
Kunst film 2008
black and white DVD, sound
14 min
University High School, Parkville
Kunst film pays homage to the silent German Expressionist films of the 1920s in which a heightened sense of melodrama and exaggeration meant the characters were often initially misinterpreted by the viewer. The ambiguity of the film's characters and their actions challenge our perception of good and evil. The stark expressionist techniques distort our view of the scientist's actions, suggesting that he is not as evil as his actions demonstrate. The film's soundtrack combines several Russian classical pieces pre-dating 1938.
Kunst film 2008
black and white DVD, sound
14 min
University High School, Parkville
Kunst film pays homage to the silent German Expressionist films of the 1920s in which a heightened sense of melodrama and exaggeration meant the characters were often initially misinterpreted by the viewer. The ambiguity of the film's characters and their actions challenge our perception of good and evil. The stark expressionist techniques distort our view of the scientist's actions, suggesting that he is not as evil as his actions demonstrate. The film's soundtrack combines several Russian classical pieces pre-dating 1938.
