Le Dinosaure et le bébé + Conversation with Fritz Lang

Following the end of his directing career—a point that roughly coincides with his "rediscovery" by a generation of young filmmakers—Fritz Lang offers insights into his body of work and answers the question: "How did you do it?" To conclude our retrospective, we present two particularly compelling examples: In "Le Dinosaure et le bébé", Lang is questioned by the "baby" of the group, Jean-Luc Godard—in whose film *Le Mépris* (Contempt) Lang had appeared as a director. In this nuanced conversation, Lang discusses his general creative approaches. In William Friedkin’s film, by contrast, the focus is primarily on his early career—a discussion that occasionally reveals points of friction, such as the debate surrounding the psychological underpinnings of "M". These are instructive lessons in cinema, delivered with the air of a storyteller recounting a fairy tale. (Florian Widegger)

Program:

Le Dinosaure et le bébé. Dialogue en huit parties entre Fritz Lang et Jean-Luc Godard
Director: André Sylvain Labarthe
Country: FR
Year: 1967
Cinematography: Gilbert Perrot-Minnot
Featuring: Jean-Luc Godard, Fritz Lang
Format: Digital, B&W
Version: Original French version with English subtitles
Duration: 63 min


Conversation with Fritz Lang
Director: William Friedkin
Country: US
Year: 1975
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Featuring: Fritz Lang, William Friedkin
Format: Digital, B&W
Version: Original English version
Duration: 50 min