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Ash Ra Tempel: Le Berceau de Cristal
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(In Japanese, will be opened in a new window) (Tokyo Tower Magazine, Japan) |
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(In German, will be opened in a new window) |
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»A weird and dreamy minimalist underground art movie, Le Berceau de Cristal, offers no joy whatsoever to mainstream film buffs - but doomed romantics, drug takers and fans of director Philippe Garrel may find it hypnotic and profoundly moving. An androgynous poet/dreamer (played by Nico - Velvet Underground singer, Eurotrash icon and Garrel's other half) sits and writes and meditates on the aching void that is her life. Hieratic and semi-mythical beings show up to haunt her dreams. Dominique Sanda as a fleshy Pre-Raphaelite earth goddess. Anita Pallenberg as an impishly grinning, emaciated drug diva - shooting up live on camera. An early icon of 'heroin chic.'
Not one of these figures utters a word to disturb Nico's reverie. Beyond the poet's voice is only silence and an intermittent, achingly lovely music score. Impossible to say what any of this is about, only that - in the last few seconds - Nico takes out a revolver and blows a hole in her skull. By that time, you may be so bored that you have an overwhelming desire to do the same, or you may be - as I was - curled up in a primal ball, gazing raptly at the screen and silently sobbing.
So if you are a morbid manic-depressive neo-romantic, Le Berceau de Cristal is the film for you. If you value your sanity, stay well clear.«(David Melville, iMDB) |
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»Gestern (October 6, 2007) im Berlin cinema ARSENAL "Le berceau de cristal" von Garrel gesehen mit Nico.
Die Musik ist eine große Brücke gewesen zwischen Innen- und Außenwelten: sehr schön!«
»(Saw yesterday "Le Berceau de cristal" by Garrel, starring Nico.
The music was an important bridge between the inner and outer live - wonderful!)«
(Werner Fritsch, German writer: "Cherubim", "Nico - Sphinx aus Eis") |
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