Kurt Kren

Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period. His structural films often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately prescored charts and diagrams have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself remained a nomadic and obscure public figure. "Kurt Kren, [...]
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Kurt Kren was a vital figure in Austrian avant-garde cinema of the postwar period. His structural films often shot frame-by-frame following elaborately prescored charts and diagrams have influenced filmmakers for decades, even as Kren himself remained a nomadic and obscure public figure. "Kurt Kren," edited by Nicky Hamlyn, Simon Payne, and A. L. Rees, brings together interviews with Kren, film scores, and classic, out-of-print essays, alongside the reflections of contemporary academics and filmmakers, to add much-needed critical discussion of Kren s legacy. Taken together, the collection challenges the canonical view of Kren that ignores his underground lineage and powerful, lyrical imagery."