Was ist Film – Programm 19

In 1996, Peter Kubelka created the cyclical programme What is Film to mark the centenary of cinema. According to Kubelka, the programme ‘uses examples to define film as an independent art form, as a tool that conveys new ways of thinking. Young filmmakers and all those who take a serious look at the medium of film are thus offered a basic overview in 63 programmes.’

Programme 19

Robert Siodmak & Edgar G. Ulmer
People on Sunday
1929, 35mm, 81 min (20 fps). German ZT
Screenplay: Billie Wilder based on a reportage by Kurt Siodmak; Cinematographer: Eugen Schüfftan; Camera assistant: Fred Zinnemann

Luis Buñuel
Terre sans pain (Las Hurdes) 1932, 35mm, 29 min. French/translation available

Photo: Austrian Film Museum