Prominent amongst them is Olivier Assayas (check out our interview with the director), whose oeuvre Arsenal is celebrating throughout October with a full retrospective. His work spans a collection of genres worthy of Kubrick, albeit one always informed by neo-Marxist ideals.
His greatest critical success is last year’s Carlos (Oct 22, 19:00, several languages with German subs), portraying the rock star-like career of terrorist Carlos the Jackal, shown here in its epic five-hour entirety.
A world beyond postmodernity is tackled in Demonlover (Oct 1, 21:15, several languages with English subs), a highly complex tech/ psychothriller that updates Cronenberg’s Videodrome thesis for the internet age.
A variation on the same theme is Summer Hours (Oct 3, 20:00, French with English subs, with Assays in attendance), an inheritance story that works as an appraisal of the changing definition of bourgeoisie.
Am Puls der Zeiten - Die Filme von Olivier Assayas | Arsenal, www.arsenal-berlin.de
September 30, 2011 9:00 AM
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