Re: [Frameworks] R.I.P. Jess Franco

[Jon Dieringer]

Sad news, but he'll live on through his 200 (!) films and tremendous
influence.

At Spectacle in Brooklyn we are also doing a spontaneous Saturday night
tribute with a midnight screening of SHE KILLED IN ECSTASY:
http://spectacletheater.com/april-midnights-12102#franco

Jon


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Florian Cramer  wrote:

> Not the typical filmmaker to be discussed on Frameworks - although in
> the genre of b,c, and z exploitation movies, he was a one-of-a-kind
> artist: obsessive, erotomanic, with his films constituting their own
> particular, surreal universe with many cross-references and recurring
> characters. Next to directing, he often acted in his own films,
> operated the camera (with which he pioneered the rapid pubic area
> zoom) and composed their musical scores. Constantly on the run from
> his creditors, he often shot three or more films simultaneously
> without his producers and even actors and crew knowing.
>
> Jess Franco died today at age 82.
>
> At WORM in Rotterdam, we'll spontaneously celebrate his eccentric
> genius with a Jess Franco film night this Saturday night starting at
> 8:30 p.m.. (Entrance is free, but obtain a password from
> flor...@worm.org).
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[Frameworks] R.I.P. Jess Franco

[Florian Cramer]

Not the typical filmmaker to be discussed on Frameworks - although in
the genre of b,c, and z exploitation movies, he was a one-of-a-kind
artist: obsessive, erotomanic, with his films constituting their own
particular, surreal universe with many cross-references and recurring
characters. Next to directing, he often acted in his own films,
operated the camera (with which he pioneered the rapid pubic area
zoom) and composed their musical scores. Constantly on the run from
his creditors, he often shot three or more films simultaneously
without his producers and even actors and crew knowing.

Jess Franco died today at age 82.

At WORM in Rotterdam, we'll spontaneously celebrate his eccentric
genius with a Jess Franco film night this Saturday night starting at
8:30 p.m.. (Entrance is free, but obtain a password from
flor...@worm.org).
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