Marcel Broodthaers

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La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)
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La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)

Jan 01, 1969

La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)
1969 3 min 2 vues
The film shows Marcel Broodthaers trying to write while the rain constantly washes away the ink. In the final scene, during which the artist gives up and drops his pen, the inscription “Projet pour un texte” (Project for a text) appears.
Here Is Always Somewhere Else
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Here Is Always Somewhere Else

Jun 16, 2007

Here Is Always Somewhere Else
2007 78 min 3 vues
The life and work of enigmatic Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. As seen through the eyes of fellow emigrant filmmaker René Daalder, the picture becomes a sweeping overview of contemporary art films as well as an epic saga of the transformative powers of the ocean.
Documentary
La Lune
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La Lune

Jan 01, 1970

La Lune
1970 3 min 1 vues
Short by Marcel Broodthaers.
La Clef de L'horloge (Poème cinémathographique en l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters)
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La Clef de L'horloge (Poème cinémathographique en l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters)

Apr 23, 1958

La Clef de L'horloge (Poème cinémathographique en l’honneur de Kurt Schwitters)
1958 7 min 1 vues
Broodthaers’s first film, Clef d’Horloge was made using a borrowed camera and some film stock that he had been given. It was shot at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, in 1956, during an exhibition of works by Kurt Schwitters. The film is made in negative and positive and is based on several works that were on display. It premiered on 23 April 1958 at ‘Filmexprmntlfilm’, an experimental film convention in Brussels.
Figure Of Wax
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Figure Of Wax

Jan 01, 1974

Figure Of Wax
1974 16 min 1 vues
The figure of wax to which the title alludes is that of philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), one of the founders of the University of London. The film was shot over a period of two days in three locations: the hall of University College, London, where Bentham’s wax figure sits in a glass-fronted case; Oxford Street; and the City of London. Subtitles indicate a dialogue between Broodthaers and Bentham, in addition to a spoken commentary delivered by Charlotte Hardman. The film is accompanied by Broodthaers playing scales and music by Beethoven and Chopin on the piano.
Ceci Ne Serait Pas Une Pipe
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Ceci Ne Serait Pas Une Pipe

Jan 01, 1970

Ceci Ne Serait Pas Une Pipe
1970 3 min 1 vues
This is one of a series of films that Broodthaers made on the subject of the pipe, a reference to the work of René Magritte. A static camera depicts images of a pipe, clock, and smoke against a whitewashed brick wall. The superimposed titles were added in 1971, and include the labels ‘Figure I’ and ‘Figure II’, phrases that recur throughout Broodthaers oeuvre, and echo Magritte’s concern with the relationship between object, image and language.
La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)
6.5

La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)

Jan 01, 1969

La Pluie (Projet Pour Un Texte)
1969 3 min 2 vues
The film shows Marcel Broodthaers trying to write while the rain constantly washes away the ink. In the final scene, during which the artist gives up and drops his pen, the inscription “Projet pour un texte” (Project for a text) appears.
A Voyage on the North Sea
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A Voyage on the North Sea

Jan 01, 1974

A Voyage on the North Sea
1974 4 min 1 vues
Marcel Broodthaers’ film and book, both titled A Voyage on the North Sea which were distributed together as part and parcel of the same publishing plot. The ostensibly related subject of both book and film consists mutually of 19th and 20th century nautical images including: 1. photographic reproductions and details of an amateur’s 19th century painting of a fleet of fishing ships and 2. photographs of a contemporary sailboat.
Documentary
O-X
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O-X

Jan 01, 1970

O-X
1970 137 min 1 vues
Illustrates what initially seems to be a regular game of tic-tac-toe. As the film progresses, the text diverges from the image, moving from documentation to symbolic play.