Kurt Kren

Kurt Kren

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1929-09-20
Deathday: 1998-06-23 (68 years old)

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Biography

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, he took part in the « Destruction in Art Symposium » organized by Metzger in London. In 1968 he visited the USA for the first time, showing his films in New York and St. Louis. This very year he became a founder of the Austria Filmmakers Cooperative. After a participation in a happening "Kunst und Revolution" ("Art and Revolution") at the University of Vienna in 1968, Kren's films were confiscated and he was fired from the National Bank. He participated in 1970 in the International Underground Film Festival (London) and in 1971, in the Cannes Film Festival. He then moved to Cologne for five years. Retrospectives were set up by the London National Film Theatre in 1976 and the New York Museum of Modern Art in 1979. He was also involved in the Dokumenta 6 of Kassel in 1977.


From 1978 to 1989, Kren lived in the USA and presented lectures for universities and schools. He did many jobs such as security officer in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Within this period he made his bad home movies as he used to call them inspired by his travels across the country. He finally returned to his native Vienna in 1990. He died from pneumonia in Vienna in 1998.

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Filmography

all 63

Movies 63

Director 48

self 4

Actor
Becoming Otto

Becoming Otto (2010)

Movie
Director of Photography
The 120 Days of Bottrop

The 120 Days of Bottrop (1997)

Movie
Self
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation (1997)

Movie
Homage to Kurt Kren

Homage to Kurt Kren (1997)

Movie
Actor
Wirehead

Wirehead (1997)

Movie
Director
50/96 Snapshots (For Bruce)

50/96 Snapshots (For Bruce) (1996)

Movie
Director
49/95: thousandyearsofcinema

49/95: thousandyearsofcinema (1995)

Movie
Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3

Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 3 (1993)

Movie
Director
47/91 A Celebration

47/91 A Celebration (1991)

Movie
Director
46/90 Falter 2

46/90 Falter 2 (1990)

Movie
Home Movies 1971-81

Home Movies 1971-81 (1985)

Movie
Director
44/85: Foot'-age Shoot'-out

44/85: Foot'-age Shoot'-out (1985)

Movie
Director
43/84: 1984

43/84: 1984 (1984)

Movie
Director
42/83: No Film

42/83: No Film (1983)

Movie
Director
41/82 Getting Warm

41/82 Getting Warm (1982)

Movie
Director
40/81 Breakfast im Grauen

40/81 Breakfast im Grauen (1981)

Movie
Director
39/81 Which Way to CA?

39/81 Which Way to CA? (1981)

Movie
voyeur
Exit... But No Panic

Exit... But No Panic (1980)

Movie
Director
38/79: Sentimental Punk

38/79: Sentimental Punk (1979)

Movie
Director
37/78: Tree Again

37/78: Tree Again (1978)

Movie
Director
36/78: Rischart

36/78: Rischart (1978)

Movie
Director
33/77 No Danube

33/77 No Danube (1977)

Movie
Forcas
Hinzelmeier

Hinzelmeier (1976)

Movie
Director
32/76: To W + B

32/76: To W + B (1976)

Movie
Director
34/76: Tschibo

34/76: Tschibo (1976)

Movie
Director
31/75: Asylum

31/75: Asylum (1975)

Movie
4
Director
28/73: Time Exposure(s)

28/73: Time Exposure(s) (1973)

Movie
Director
29/73 Ready-Made

29/73 Ready-Made (1973)

Movie
Director
30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam

30/73 Coop Cinema Amsterdam (1973)

Movie
Cinematography
The Lascivious Wotan

The Lascivious Wotan (1971)

Movie
Director
27/71 On Peacock Isle

27/71 On Peacock Isle (1971)

Movie
Director
26/71: Zeichenfilm – Balzac und das Auge Gottes

26/71: Zeichenfilm – Balzac und das Auge Gottes (1971)

Movie
Self
Portrait: Kurt Kren

Portrait: Kurt Kren (1970)

Movie
Director
24/70 Western

24/70 Western (1970)

Movie
Cinematographer
Scheiss-Kerl

Scheiss-Kerl (1969)

Movie
Director
23​/69: Underground Explosion

23​/69: Underground Explosion (1969)

Movie
Director
22/69 Happy-End

22/69 Happy-End (1969)

Movie
Himself
Porträtfilm: Kurt Kren

Porträtfilm: Kurt Kren (1969)

Movie
Director
17/68: Green-red

17/68: Green-red (1968)

Movie
Director
18/68: Venecia kaputt

18/68: Venecia kaputt (1968)

Movie
Camera Operator
Amore - Aktion mit einem Masochisten

Amore - Aktion mit einem Masochisten (1968)

Movie
Director
20/68: Schatzi

20/68: Schatzi (1968)

Movie
Cinematographer
Satisfaction

Satisfaction (1968)

Movie
Director
15/67: TV

15/67: TV (1967)

Movie
6
Director
13/67: Sinus Beta

13/67: Sinus Beta (1967)

Movie
Director
16/67: September 20th

16/67: September 20th (1967)

Movie
Director
12/66: Cosinus Alpha

12/66: Cosinus Alpha (1966)

Movie
Self
10c/65: Brus wishes his Christmas on you

10c/65: Brus wishes his Christmas on you (1965)

Movie
Director
10/65: Self-Mutilation

10/65: Self-Mutilation (1965)

Movie
Director
11/65: Helga Philipp Painting

11/65: Helga Philipp Painting (1965)

Movie
Director
10b/65: Silver – Action Brus

10b/65: Silver – Action Brus (1965)

Movie
Director
9/64: O Christmas Tree

9/64: O Christmas Tree (1964)

Movie
Director
8/64: Ana - Action Brus

8/64: Ana - Action Brus (1964)

Movie
Director
7/64: Leda and the Swan

7/64: Leda and the Swan (1964)

Movie
Director
6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening)

6/64: Mom and Dad (An Otto Mühl Happening) (1964)

Movie
6
Director
5/62: People Looking out of the Window, Trash, etc.

5/62: People Looking out of the Window, Trash, etc. (1962)

Movie
Director
4/61: Walls Pos.-Neg. and Way

4/61: Walls Pos.-Neg. and Way (1961)

Movie
Director
3/60: Trees in Autumn

3/60: Trees in Autumn (1960)

Movie
Director
2/60: 48 Heads from the Szondi-Test

2/60: 48 Heads from the Szondi-Test (1960)

Movie
Director
1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test)

1/57: Experiment with Synthetic Sound (Test) (1957)

Movie
Director
Das Walk

Das Walk (1956)

Movie
Director
Piano Salon 1. Floor

Piano Salon 1. Floor (1956)

Movie
Director
Rome

Rome (1956)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1929-09-20

Deathday
1998-06-23 (68 years old)

Birth Place
Vienna, Austria

Citizenships
Austria


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