Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City (2005)
Merging the traditions of art house and splatter, Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City pokes fun at the bloated importance of discursive theories in contemporary art. Cast in an abandoned Venice – a derelict film set in Luxembourg, as it turns out – this short fiction relates a meeting of a curator, a theorist, a painter and a “relational” artist who appear to engage in complex theoretical debates. Their verbal confrontation – a grotesque patchwork of quotes that mocks the art world’s infatuation with sampling and referencing – is punctuated by a string of dreamlike sequences in which the stereotypical characters are seen killing each other in the best tradition of mondo films.
Director: Antoine Prum
Genre: Horror, Drama
Runtime: 33 min
Release Date: June 8, 2005
Cast
- Otto Berchem - Convivial Artist
- Marianne Gerber - Curator
- Taygun Nowbary - Painter
- Andreï Volfson - Theorist
- Gaetano Coletta - Waiter
- Carla Gutenkauf-Grün - Babuschka
- Laure Junio - Babuschka
Screenplay
Cinematography: Erik Krambeck
Production: Maciste Film
Country: Luxembourg
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Antoine Prum
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City about?
- Merging the traditions of art house and splatter, Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City pokes fun at the bloated importance of discursive theories in contemporary art. Cast in an abandoned Venice – a derelict film set in Luxembourg, as it turns out – this short fiction relates a meeting of a curator, a theorist, a painter and a “relational” artist who appear to engage in complex theoretical debates. Their verbal confrontation – a grotesque patchwork of quotes that mocks the art world’s infatuation with sampling and referencing – is punctuated by a string of dreamlike sequences in which the stereotypical characters are seen killing each other in the best tradition of mondo films.
- Who directed Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City?
- Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City was directed by Antoine Prum.
- Who stars in Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City?
- Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City stars Otto Berchem, Marianne Gerber, Taygun Nowbary, Andreï Volfson, Gaetano Coletta, Carla Gutenkauf-Grün.
- How long is Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City?
- Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City has a runtime of 33m (33 minutes).
- What genre is Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City?
- Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City is a Horror, Drama film.
- Where was Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City produced?
- Mondo Veneziano: High Noon in the Sinking City was produced in Luxembourg.