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    Notes on Marie Menken

    Martina Kudlácek 2006 Austria Documentary color 97min 35mm
    In a personal, diary style, Kudlacek looks at the life of the almost forgotten Marie Menken (1909-1970). The occasionally delightful images, entirely in keeping with Menken's work, are complemented by a musical score by John Zorn. In addition, the film includes work by Menken that has never been seen before, including a 'duel for Bolex cameras' between Menken and Andy Warhol. Menken started her artistic career as an abstract painter, but later started experimenting with film. Her underground films inspired artists including Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Andy Warhol (in whose films she also acted) and Kenneth Anger. In this film, old friends and acquaintances reminisce about this gracious yet fragile woman, her artistic struggle and radical integrity.

    Director

    Martina Kudlácek

    Born 1965 in Vienna. University of Vienna-Theatre Studies and German Philology. Film and TV Academy (FAMU) Prague - Camera and Documentary Directing. 1995 Masters Degree in Documentary Directing. Experimental photography and film work (Super 8, 16mm and video). 1990 Carl Meyer script award for Moon of Cyan with Reinhard Jud in Austria. 1994 founded MINA FILM production in Prague. 1997 Fellow of the Art Academy of Media in Cologne.

    Martina Kudlácek

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