The subtitle of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s first feature, from 1965, “Only Violence Helps Where Violence Reigns,” suggests the fierce political program evoked by their rigorous aesthetic. The pretext of the film, set in Cologne, is Heinrich B
In 1912, five beautiful easy women are kidnapped and the efficient Inspector Tanner, who is engaged of Wanda Bronsky, is assigned to the case. The responsible for the abductions is Dr. Orloff, a former prison doctor, and his deformed assistant Morpho Lodn
Akerman's Toute une nuit is a collection of vignettes depicting the fancies and dramatic moments of a number of people throughout one summer night. The film has little dialogue and relies on a remarkable series of contrasts for effect: a sult
