No word about Ilse
No word about Ilse is a film full of language. A woman’s voice and a man’s voice speak alternately from off screen, in parallel narration. They are talking about Ilse Schneider-Lengyel; the first meeting of the Gruppe 47 was held at her house on Bannwaldsee in Allgäu. The thereby also talk about post-war Germany’s literary and intellectual elite, who would dissolve in 1967 (in due time before the outbreak of social unrest in 1968).
The image is black-and-white, remains in the past. He—the man, who from a distance is reminiscent of Peter Handke (without glasses)—moves through the wintry landscape somewhat...
Orig. Title
Von Ilse ganz zu schweigen
Von Ilse ganz zu schweigen
Year
2014
2014
Country
Austria
Austria
Duration
8 min
8 min