Michel Auder Movies

  • 2017
    The Course of Empire

    The Course of Empire

    The Course of Empire

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    The Course of Empire is inspired by the eponymous series of paintings created by Thomas Cole from 1833 to 1836. A 'text film,' constructed from...

    The Course of Empire
  • 1972
    Chronicles: Morocco

    Chronicles: Morocco

    Chronicles: Morocco

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    The Chronicles capture the natural and cultural beauty of Morocco from its ancient walled villages to its nomadic caravans. Music comes from...

    Chronicles: Morocco
  • 1971
    The Valerie Solanas Incident

    The Valerie Solanas Incident

    The Valerie Solanas Incident

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    In 1970 Valerie Solanas was released from a mental institution, two 
years after shooting Andy Warhol. Still unstable, she moved into the...

    The Valerie Solanas Incident
  • 2008
    Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC

    Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC

    Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC

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    Hi8 video by Michel Auder recorded in 1989, edited in 2008.

    Chelsea, Manhattan - NYC
  • 1999
    Bitte Danke

    Bitte Danke

    Bitte Danke

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    Video by Michel Auder.

    Bitte Danke
  • 2016
    Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL

    Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL

    Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL

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    Shot on his phone in 2016, Michel Auder’s latest work delves into stasis and acceleration at the same time: a compressed pack of digital...

    Phone content HQ6s02 BERLIN CAMERAROLL
  • 1991
    Roman Variations

    Roman Variations

    Roman Variations

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    A portrait of Rome that would have made Plutarch proud, Roman Variations was made during a residency at a studio provided by the gallerist Barbara...

    Roman Variations
  • 1988
    Brooding Angels

    Brooding Angels

    Brooding Angels

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    From its fiery outset, Brooding Angles is decidedly gothic and the mood anxious. It is a dark rumination on the specter of authority, resistance and...

    Brooding Angels
  • 1993
    Polaroid Cocaine

    Polaroid Cocaine

    Polaroid Cocaine

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    The thrill of cocaine becomes a metaphor for the consumption of images in this short montage. The title and lyrics come from Auder´s friend and...

    Polaroid Cocaine
  • 1977
    Made for Denise

    Made for Denise

    Made for Denise

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    Through the use of original and appropriated video footage, Auder translates a religious sermon into an expression of love for this strikingly...

    Made for Denise
  • 2015
    1967

    1967

    1967

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    1967 (made in 2015) presents newly found and digitized silent 16mm films from the 1960s in the form of a four-part composition portraying a cast of...

    1967
  • 2009
    Shoppingheads

    Shoppingheads

    Shoppingheads

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    Hi8 video by Michel Auder, recorded 1990, edited 2009.

    Shoppingheads
  • 2019
    High Life

    High Life

    High Life

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    High Life
  • 1981
    Talking Head

    Talking Head

    Talking Head

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    In Michel Auder's short video Talking Head, a young girl (presumably his daughter) is occupied with a plastic toy-package of some sort. She talks...

    Talking Head
  • 1993
    Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines

    Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines

    Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines

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    Voyage's structure is simple. Coastal landscape footage and spectacular sunsets are combined with phone conversations recorded from a scanner that...

    Voyage to the Center of the Phone Lines
  • 2009
    Heads in Love

    Heads in Love

    Heads in Love

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    16mm film transferred to SD video, recorded 1970, edited 2009. An excerpt from Michel Auder's film Cleopatra (1970).

    Heads in Love
  • 1993
    My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real)

    My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real)

    My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real)

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    Video recorded in 1986, edited 1993. ”You know you're addicted to heroin when you begin proclaiming every bag to be your last.” Auder...

    My Last Bag of Heroin (For Real)
  • 2017
    Gulf War TV War

    Gulf War TV War

    Gulf War TV War

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    Gulf War TV War was made in one of Auder's usual domestic modes: filming his TV, in which he documents American television news during the run-up to...

    Gulf War TV War
  • 2011
    Narcolepsy

    Narcolepsy

    Narcolepsy

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    Narcolepsy includes footage shot with a small hand-held digital video camera, mobile phones and underwater devices. The videos appear on one monitor...

    Narcolepsy
  • 1978
    My Love

    My Love

    My Love

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    Michel reads a book about love, with pictures of naked ladies flashing by and a song by Laurie Anderson playing in the background.

    My Love