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
Year
2014
Country
Austria
Duration
8 min
Director
Jens Höffken
Category
Short film
Orig. Language
German
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