The Complaint of an Empress (Die Klage der Kaiserin)
Release Date:
1990-02-17
Runtime:
103 min
Status:
Released
Genres:
Documentary, Music
Production:
ZDF, La Sept Cinéma, Channel 4 Television
Overview
This first film by choreographer Pina Bausch reflects her method of working as developed with the Wuppertal Theatre of Dance during the 1973/74 season. The film does not tell a story, but is made up of various scenes put together as a collage with scenes set in different locations. The futility of human activity and the search for love make up the film's central theme set against the strains of a Silician funeral march. Filmed on location in Wuppertal, Germany, between October 1987 and April 1989.
