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VIENNALE 2010October 21 - November 3As in previous years, the main program of the festival consists of about 130 feature films and reveals a kind of state of production: a representation of current world cinema and its various developments and tendencies. It can, in a way, be considered a survey of “the Continent of Cinema” in which cinematic regions, boundaries, and topo- graphies begin to emerge. And within that continent individual islands and countries are formed by the tributes, special programs, and, not least, the great retrospective.The current choice of productions in the summer of 2010, just before the large autumn film festivals in Venice, San Sebastian, and Toronto, features a number of well-known names and exciting works. These include new works by Jean-Luc Godard, Marco Bellocchio, Mike Leigh, Todd Solondz, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Woody Allen, Manoel de Oliveira, Olivier Assayas, and Frederick Wiseman. In addition to these well-known directors, familiar to Viennale-goers, however, it has always been new names, surprising signatures, and independent cinematic innovations that have created the richness of the Viennale program. The unknown regions of “the Continent of Cinema” that will be revealed in 2010 have names such as Paz Fábrega, Aaron Katz, Li Hongqi, Gonzalo Castro, Rusudan Pirveli, Pietro Marcello, Renate Costa, and Jeff Malmberg. If we were asked to select a few special items from the provisional program and describe some of the early focal points without becoming too general, the series of extraordinary and fascinating cinematic portraits would be worth mentioning. This is a cinematic form in its own right. A specific quality of cinema, it makes it possible to create a picture and portrait, an idea and first impression of a human being. The forthcoming Viennale program features a great variety of fascinating works with and about personalities. These include the tragic portrayal of the great American record producer and song-writer Phil Spector, a portrait of director Martin Scorsese as observed during his work by Jonas Mekas, and a reflection of the staged personality of the politically dubious and ruthless figure of Nicolae Ceausescu. Further examples include Andy Warhol’s mystified superstar Candy Darling, the legendary pioneer and role-model of all paparazzi photographers Ron Galella, and not least Nénette, the elderly female orang- utan of the Paris Zoo. Finally, we should point out an aspect of the program that promises to awaken eager anticipation of the Viennale and exciting nights at Vienna’s Gartenbau Cinema: a number of comedies, some with tragicomic stories, that are told in a way that is becoming increasingly rare today. They would lend a lovely and exciting aspect to any festival. The comical, inscrutable and absurd, cool jokes and hellish laughter, political incorrectness, sexual confusion, and anarchic insecurity can be found in the strangest blends and unexpected combinations in this year’s program. To name but a few films: Shinboru, Leaves of Grass, Han Jia, High School, Cyrus, and Life During Wartime. Related external links: |
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