Ludwig van (1970)
June 1, 1970Release Date
Ludwig van (1970)
June 1, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Joseph Beuys
Actor
Carlos Feller
Actor
Werner Höfer
Actor
Mauricio Kagel
Director
Rudolf Körösi
Cinematographer
Rüdiger Laske
Editor
Heinz-Klaus Metzger
Actor
Schuldt
Actor
Victor Staub
Klaus Lindemann
Linda Klaudius-Mann
Otto Tomek
Günther Boehnert
Stefan Wewerka
Ferry Waldoff
Diter Rott
Details.
Wiki.
Ludwig van (full title: Ludwig van: A report; German: Ludwig van: ein Bericht) is a black-and-white German film by Mauricio Kagel. Filmed in 1969, it was first screened the following year. The work was commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk for the bicentennial celebrations of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven in 1970. The film examines the reception of the composer and his works and how he has become a consumer product of the culture industry. The soundtrack is an arrangement of fragments of Beethoven's works, modified as if heard by the deaf composer himself; it is distinct from Kagel's 1970 composition Ludwig van. Prominent contemporary artists including Dieter Roth, Stefan Wewerka (de), Robert Filliou, and Joseph Beuys were involved in the design. According to Gramophone, "at first it’s a laugh a minute ... then Kagel's film turns dark".