Ernst Schmidt Jr. Movies

  • 1968
    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    Onetwothree

    01968HD

    This film includes shots from Silberarsch (Silver Arse; the 16th material action by Otto Muehl, 1965), Bimmel-Bammel (Ding-Dong; MuehlŽ s 17th...

    Onetwothree
  • 1968
    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    Yes/No

    01968HD

    Expanded cinema with a real and a projected curtain. (This film is part of the 20 Action and Destruction Films.)

    Yes/No
  • 1971
    Film Alphabet

    Film Alphabet

    Film Alphabet

    01971HD

    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ - each letter is one frame (1/24 of a second) long and each letter originates from a company sign. The film shows the...

    Film Alphabet
  • 1967
    Red-White-Red

    Red-White-Red

    Red-White-Red

    01967HD

    The formal deconstruction of an Austrian tourist advertisement sign. The national colors red white and red have been removed, filmed separately. In...

    Red-White-Red
  • 1966
    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    P.R.A.T.E.R.

    01966HD

    With P.R.A.T.E.R. Schmidt turned his attention to the place where, once, the medium first came into existence (the Prater is P.R.A.T.E.R. is marked...

    P.R.A.T.E.R.
  • 1987
    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1

    01987HD

    On the 28th of October 1884 Daniel Paul Schreber, candidate of the National Liberal Party in Chemnitz, suffered a heavy defeat at the elections of...

    Memoirs of My Nervous Illness, Part 1
  • 1978
    N

    N

    N

    4.51978HD

    Recorded during a presentation of the "Performance Art Festival" in the Modern Art Galerie, Vienna. The presentation was officially put to an end by...

    N
  • 1977
    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

    01977HD

    Through the use of a time lapse effect (single frame shots), the changes in a face covered with a cream cheese mask for 30 minutes are condensed into...

    The Merry Widow
  • 1967
    Color Film

    Color Film

    Color Film

    01967HD

    In this film the goal of destroying film semantics has been consistently followed though. Part of the film is composed of a seemingly collision of...

    Color Film
  • 1965
    Stones

    Stones

    Stones

    01965HD

    Steine (Stones) is a documentary film on a sculptorsŽ symposium in St. Margarethen, Burgenland. Behind this short description of content lies...

    Stones
  • 1979
    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner

    01979HD

    A reconstruction of the "concept film," which Gertrude Stein ("a rose is a rose is a rose") suggested to Charlie Chaplin in the 1920s. (E.S.jr.)

    Gertrude Stein Would Have Liked to Have Seen Chaplin in a Film Where He Would Have Nothing Other to Do Than Walk on the Street and Then Go Around a Corner, and Then Around the Next Corner, etc. From Corner to Corner
  • 1974
    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    A Subhistory of Film

    01974HD

    All of the photos in Eine Subgeschichte des Films (A Sub-history of Film) by Scheugl/Schmidt (Suhrkamp edition 471) one after another, cut inside in...

    A Subhistory of Film
  • 1985
    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken

    01985HD

    A test film for the later realized "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness" which was shot on Super-8 and premiered at Wels in 1985.

    Probefilm zu den Denkwürdigkeiten eines Nervenkranken
  • 1979
    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    Collected by Wendy

    01979HD

    At a party, which was organized for Wendy, each person invited brought a photo of themselves. Each photo was filmed according to a strict scheme:...

    Collected by Wendy