Ernst Schmidt Jr. Movies

  • 1968
    Kunst & Revolution

    Kunst & Revolution

    Kunst & Revolution

    01968HD

    ‘Kunst & Revolution is a documentation on the famous action known as the “filthy uni mess”, which led to a jury court trial. I only...

    Kunst & Revolution
  • 1977
    ViennaFilm 1896-1976

    ViennaFilm 1896-1976

    ViennaFilm 1896-1976

    01977HD

    This film is a kind of anthology about Vienna, from the invention of film to the present day. The aim is to break down the usual clichéd...

    ViennaFilm 1896-1976
  • 1981
    The Total Family

    The Total Family

    The Total Family

    01981HD

    Baron Childerich III of Bartenbruch considers himself to be a descendant of the Merovingian dynasty and he has drawn up a chart of marriages and...

    The Total Family
  • 1993
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

    01993HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness
  • 1971
    Film Alphabet

    Film Alphabet

    Film Alphabet

    01971HD

    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ - each letter is one frame (1/24 of a second) long and each letter originates from a company sign. The film shows the...

    Film Alphabet
  • 1970
    Imperial Theatre

    Imperial Theatre

    Imperial Theatre

    01970HD

    A nostalgic honoring as well as a reciprocal re-make of the film of the same name by Willi Forst. A setting to film of a 1930s book, literally: page...

    Imperial Theatre
  • 1978
    N

    N

    N

    4.51978HD

    Recorded during a presentation of the "Performance Art Festival" in the Modern Art Galerie, Vienna. The presentation was officially put to an end by...

    N
  • 1980
    Exit... But No Panic

    Exit... But No Panic

    Exit... But No Panic

    3.5711980HD

    A guy having sex with a woman on a rooftop – just to get her coffee-machine.

    Exit... But No Panic
  • 1968
    Cheers

    Cheers

    Cheers

    01968HD

    This is a film with minimal content. Using a film pen, a line was drawn across a strip of clear leader, until it hit the edge of the frame...

    Cheers
  • 1965
    Stones

    Stones

    Stones

    01965HD

    Steine (Stones) is a documentary film on a sculptorsŽ symposium in St. Margarethen, Burgenland. Behind this short description of content lies...

    Stones
  • 1968
    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    01968HD

    This film includes shots from Silberarsch (Silver Arse; the 16th material action by Otto Muehl, 1965), Bimmel-Bammel (Ding-Dong; MuehlŽ s 17th...

    Onetwothree
  • 1975
    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]

    01975HD

    A film consisting of the titles of films that were shown in Viennese cinemas at the time of its creation.

    Filmtagebuch Kurzfassung [Filmtext II]
  • 1968
    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    01968HD

    Expanded cinema with a real and a projected curtain. (This film is part of the 20 Action and Destruction Films.)

    Yes/No
  • 1987
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    01987HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1
  • 1993
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3

    01993HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3
  • 1968
    Nothing

    Nothing

    Nothing

    01968HD

    Conceptual overabundance was contrasted with nothing in Nothing, which, as the title promises, was nothing. Two years later, when Schmidt Jr. wanted...

    Nothing
  • 1968
    Snip, Snip

    Snip, Snip

    Snip, Snip

    01968HD

    This film has two parts. In the first part, the film material is on 8mm uncut film, so that in the 16mm projection a 4-fold film can be seen. In the...

    Snip, Snip
  • 1968
    The Act of Thinking

    The Act of Thinking

    The Act of Thinking

    01968HD

    This is a portrait of Peter Weibel, and at the same time a reflection on the medium film. As Peter Weibel looks silently into the camera (and thus to...

    The Act of Thinking
  • 1977
    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    01977HD

    Through the use of a time lapse effect (single frame shots), the changes in a face covered with a cream cheese mask for 30 minutes are condensed into...

    The Merry Widow
  • 1968
    White

    White

    White

    01968HD

    In a blank film, holes were punched with a office hole-punch. During the projection, only the black scratches present in the material, which form...

    White