Kurt Kren

Kurt Kren

Directing

Kurt Kren was born in 1929 in Vienna, Austria from a Jewish father and a German mother. From 1939 till the end of World War II, Kren lived in Rotterdam, where he was sent to with one of the Children's Transports. In 1947 Kren returned to Vienna, and his father provided him a job at the National Bank.

He began making films in 1957. 2/60 48 Köpfe Aus Dem Szondi -Test (1960) was his first serial film and 3/60 Bäume Im Herbst (1960) confirmed this structural orientation. He realized in the 1960s his most famous films with the Viennese actionists, where his skill of short film blossomed. In 1966,…

Filmography

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Becoming Otto Becoming Otto 2010 The Films of Kurt Kren 1957-1995 The Films of Kurt Kren 1957-1995 2001 The 120 Days of Bottrop ★ 5.3 The 120 Days of Bottrop 1997 Homage to Kurt Kren Homage to Kurt Kren 1997 50/96 Snapshots (For Bruce) ★ 8.5 50/96 Snapshots (For Bruce) 1996 49/95: thousandyearsofcinema ★ 5.0 49/95: thousandyearsofcinema 1995 48/94 Fragment W.E. 48/94 Fragment W.E. 1994 Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3 Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3 1993 47/91 A Celebration 47/91 A Celebration 1991 46/90 Falter 2 46/90 Falter 2 1990 44/85: Foot'-age Shoot'-out ★ 7.5 44/85: Foot'-age Shoot'-out 1985 Home Movies 1971-81 Home Movies 1971-81 1985 43/84: 1984 ★ 10.0 43/84: 1984 1984 41/82 Getting Warm ★ 8.5 41/82 Getting Warm 1982 40/81: Breakfast in Grey ★ 9.0 40/81: Breakfast in Grey 1981 39/81 Which Way to CA? ★ 8.5 39/81 Which Way to CA? 1981 Exit... But No Panic ★ 4.4 Exit... But No Panic 1980 38/79: Sentimental Punk ★ 3.5 38/79: Sentimental Punk 1979 36/78: Rischart ★ 4.5 36/78: Rischart 1978 37/78: Tree Again ★ 5.7 37/78: Tree Again 1978 33/77 No Danube ★ 4.0 33/77 No Danube 1977 34/76: Tschibo ★ 6.0 34/76: Tschibo 1976 32/76: To W + B ★ 5.7 32/76: To W + B 1976 31/75: Asylum ★ 5.1 31/75: Asylum 1975 28/73: Time Exposure(s) ★ 2.0 28/73: Time Exposure(s) 1973 29/73 Ready-Made 29/73 Ready-Made 1973 30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam 30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam 1973 The Lascivious Wotan ★ 3.1 The Lascivious Wotan 1971 27/71 On Peacock Isle 27/71 On Peacock Isle 1971 26/71: Cartoon - Balzac and the Eye of God ★ 6.4 26/71: Cartoon - Balzac and the Eye of God 1971 24/70 Western 24/70 Western 1970 Sodoma ★ 3.5 Sodoma 1970 Scheiss-Kerl ★ 1.0 Scheiss-Kerl 1969 23​/69: Underground Explosion ★ 9.3 23​/69: Underground Explosion 1969 22/69 Happy-End 22/69 Happy-End 1969 18/68: Venecia kaputt 18/68: Venecia kaputt 1968 17/68: Green-red ★ 3.0 17/68: Green-red 1968 Amore - Aktion mit einem Masochisten Amore - Aktion mit einem Masochisten 1968 20/68: Honey ★ 3.0 20/68: Honey 1968 Satisfaction ★ 9.5 Satisfaction 1968 15/67: TV ★ 4.6 15/67: TV 1967 16/67: September 20th ★ 4.3 16/67: September 20th 1967 13/67: Sinus Beta ★ 3.5 13/67: Sinus Beta 1967 12/66: Cosinus Alpha ★ 4.7 12/66: Cosinus Alpha 1966 10/65: Self-Mutilation ★ 5.9 10/65: Self-Mutilation 1965 10c/65: Brus Wishes You a Merry Christmas ★ 2.7 10c/65: Brus Wishes You a Merry Christmas 1965 10b/65: Silver – Action Brus ★ 5.3 10b/65: Silver – Action Brus 1965 11/65: Helga Philipp Painting ★ 2.0 11/65: Helga Philipp Painting 1965 8/64: Ana - Action Brus ★ 5.7 8/64: Ana - Action Brus 1964 7/64: Leda and the Swan ★ 5.6 7/64: Leda and the Swan 1964 6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening) ★ 4.5 6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening) 1964 9/64: O Christmas Tree ★ 6.3 9/64: O Christmas Tree 1964 5/62: People Looking out of the Window, Trash, etc. ★ 5.5 5/62: People Looking out of the Window, Trash, etc. 1962 4/61: Walls Pos.-Neg. and Way ★ 3.0 4/61: Walls Pos.-Neg. and Way 1961 3/60: Trees in Autumn ★ 6.7 3/60: Trees in Autumn 1960 2/60: 48 Heads from the Szondi-Test ★ 6.1 2/60: 48 Heads from the Szondi-Test 1960 1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test) ★ 4.7 1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test) 1957 Black Movie I Black Movie I 1957 Piano Salon 1. Floor Piano Salon 1. Floor 1956 Rome Rome 1956 Das Walk Das Walk 1956 Vienna Actionists Vol 1 & 2 Vienna Actionists Vol 1 & 2