EXPRMNTL (2016)
Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second ‘World Festival of Film and the Arts’ in 1949, organised in part by the Royal Cinematheque of Belgium. To celebrate cinema’s 50 year existence, they put together a side program showcasing the medium in all its shapes and forms: surrealist film, absolute film, dadaist films, abstract film,… The side program would soon become a festival in its own right: ‘EXPRMNTL’, dedicated to experimental cinema, and would become a mythical gathering of the avant-garde…
Director: Brecht Debackere
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 65 min
Release Date: October 8, 2016
Cast
- Jonas Mekas - himself
- Agnès Varda - herself
- Harun Farocki - Himself
- Birgit Hein - Herself
- Jean-Jacques Lebel - Himself
- Boris Lehman - Himself
- Eric de Kuyper - Himself
- Roland Lethem - Himself
- Werner Nekes - Himself
- Godfried-Willem Raes - Himself
Screenplay
- Brecht Debackere (Screenplay)
Editing: Beppe Leonetti
Language: Nederlands, English, Français
Original Language: en
Keywords
avant-garde
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EXPRMNTL about?
- Knokke, Belgium. A small mundane coastal town, home to the beau-monde. To compete with Venice and Cannes, the posh casino hosts the second ‘World Festival of Film and the Arts’ in 1949, organised in part by the Royal Cinematheque of Belgium. To celebrate cinema’s 50 year existence, they put together a side program showcasing the medium in all its shapes and forms: surrealist film, absolute film, dadaist films, abstract film,… The side program would soon become a festival in its own right: ‘EXPRMNTL’, dedicated to experimental cinema, and would become a mythical gathering of the avant-garde…
- Who directed EXPRMNTL?
- EXPRMNTL was directed by Brecht Debackere.
- Who stars in EXPRMNTL?
- EXPRMNTL stars Jonas Mekas, Agnès Varda, Harun Farocki, Birgit Hein, Jean-Jacques Lebel, Boris Lehman.
- How long is EXPRMNTL?
- EXPRMNTL has a runtime of 1h 5m (65 minutes).
- What genre is EXPRMNTL?
- EXPRMNTL is a Documentary film.