Maria Lassnig Movies

A slender chair works out while a cushioned one strains. Hand-drawn comedy with early cinema motifs. A woman arrives and sits, finding a perfect fit.

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1973.

A short documentary on Arnulf Rainer, famous for overpainting portraiture presenting the "face farce" concept.

A conciliatory review of the life of the author using the techniques of animated film. In 1972, Selfportrait received the award of the New York State...

mid-1970s, 3 min, originally on 16mm, silent

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1970.

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot from 1971-72.

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1974.

mid-1970s, 8 min, originally on 16mm, silent

Women's bodies are presented as ambiguous erotic landscapes, sometimes classically baroque, sometimes cubistic visions in a distorted reflection,...

Rough cut by Maria Lassnig. Color correction and final cut completed posthumously by Mara Mattuschka and Hans Werner Poschauko in accordance with...

Shot in New York in the mid-1970s, Maria Lassnig's Alice is an unconventional portrait of the titular woman, with footage of her body accented by...

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot circa 1970.

About a group of graduates from Cambridge University who go back to their college to visit a friend who has stayed on there. Otto Muehl founded a...

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot from 1972-76.

The Austrian artist Maria Lassnig tells us the story of her life in 14 verses, beginning with her birth and ending with her life as it is today....

A short film by Maria Lassnig.

In an associative montage statues of saints in rigid and rapt poses are cross cut with those of real actors until the two can no longer be told...

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1970.

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1974.