Liebeskonzil (1982)
Oskar Panizza’s The Council of Love (1895) is a blasphemous play set in 1495, during the first recorded outbreak of syphilis, which Panizza satirically presents as the punishment from Satan for sexually active humans. As a result, Panizza was imprisoned for obscenity. Schroeter alternates scenes from the Panizza’s work with a dramatization of his trial, presenting the play as an expressionist spectacle performed by actors wearing exaggerated makeup who gesture and grimace grotesquely. The film thus forms a bridge between Schroeter’s use of tableaux in his early experiments with the political urgency of his 1980s films. On the eve of the AIDS crisis, Schroeter is presciently worried about disease as an excuse for governmental repression and the oppression of sexuality. - Harvard Film Archive
Cast
- Antonio Salines - Teufel / Dr. Panizza
- Magdalena Montezuma - Doppelzeugin
- Kurt Raab - Gerichtspräsident
- Renzo Rinaldi - Gottvater
- Margit Carstensen - Staatsanwältin
- Heinrich Giskes - Verteidiger
- Agnès Nobecourt - Maria
- Roberto Tesconi - Christus
- Lauro Versari - Cherubim
- Patrizia La Fonte - Selbstmörder-Engel
Screenplay
- Oskar Panizza (Original Film Writer)
- Dietrich Kuhlbrodt (Screenplay)
- Roberto Lerici (Screenplay)
- Horst Alexander (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Liebeskonzil about?
- Oskar Panizza’s The Council of Love (1895) is a blasphemous play set in 1495, during the first recorded outbreak of syphilis, which Panizza satirically presents as the punishment from Satan for sexually active humans. As a result, Panizza was imprisoned for obscenity. Schroeter alternates scenes from the Panizza’s work with a dramatization of his trial, presenting the play as an expressionist spectacle performed by actors wearing exaggerated makeup who gesture and grimace grotesquely. The film thus forms a bridge between Schroeter’s use of tableaux in his early experiments with the political urgency of his 1980s films. On the eve of the AIDS crisis, Schroeter is presciently worried about disease as an excuse for governmental repression and the oppression of sexuality. - Harvard Film Archive
- Who directed Liebeskonzil?
- Liebeskonzil was directed by Werner Schroeter.
- Who stars in Liebeskonzil?
- Liebeskonzil stars Antonio Salines, Magdalena Montezuma, Kurt Raab, Renzo Rinaldi, Margit Carstensen, Heinrich Giskes.
- How long is Liebeskonzil?
- Liebeskonzil has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is Liebeskonzil?
- Liebeskonzil is a Drama film.
- Where was Liebeskonzil produced?
- Liebeskonzil was produced in Germany.