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Angela Schanelec

The free Mastery of precise Storytelling

Angela Schanelec (born 1962) is possibly the most unusual filmmaker in all of Germany - and certainly the most exhausting, exciting and thrilling. With her radical narrative style of "decelerated" observations, she consistently puts unprepared viewers to the test of patience. Long, almost uncut shots with a mostly static camera offer precise visual arrangements that span both inner and outer spaces with a wealth of detail and nuances and, when viewed attentively, inspire a wide variety of stories. With her ascetically stylized narrative style, the director is a master of directing the viewer's gaze. Her singular cinematic language relies on the help of the viewer in daring narrative ellipses, who is supposed to creatively "think" what has been omitted or skipped.

Angela Schanelec (born 1962) is possibly the most unusual filmmaker in all of Germany - and certainly the most exhausting, exciting and thrilling. With her radical narrative style of "decelerated" observations, she consistently puts unprepared viewers to the test of patience. Long, almost uncut shots with a mostly static camera offer precise visual arrangements that span both inner and outer spaces with a wealth of detail and nuances and, when viewed attentively, inspire a wide variety of stories. With her ascetically stylized narrative style, the director is a master of directing the viewer's gaze. Her singular cinematic language relies on the help of the viewer in daring narrative ellipses, who is supposed to creatively "think" what has been omitted or skipped.

Angela Schanelec (born 1962) is possibly the most unusual filmmaker in all of Germany - and certainly the most exhausting, exciting and thrilling. With her radical narrative style of "decelerated" observations, she consistently puts unprepared viewers to the test of patience. Long, almost uncut shots with a mostly static camera offer precise visual arrangements that span both inner and outer spaces with a wealth of detail and nuances and, when viewed attentively, inspire a wide variety of stories. With her ascetically stylized narrative style, the director is a master of directing the viewer's gaze. Her singular cinematic language relies on the help of the viewer in daring narrative ellipses, who is supposed to creatively "think" what has been omitted or skipped.