Robert Kramer Work volume 04: Guns (1980), Naissance (1981), La peur (1983) DVD9
on October 22nd, 2021 at 03:47
Following a series of films questioning commitment and politics in America and culminating with Milestones 1975, and a 1977 documentary on Lisbon’s Carnation Revolution, Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal, Robert Kramer moved to France with his family. The first film he made there was Guns, an intricate feature which echoed the paranoid films of 1970's Hollywood. With Guns, Kramer continues his exploration of the militant psyche, while at the same time experimenting with different forms of narration.
"There are two distinct strands of reality in Guns. One deals with
the world at large. Tony (Patrick Bauchau), a journalist, speaks of 'a nonsensical story'. We no longer have any way to penetrate this wider world. The other strand concerns our intimate and personal experiences, as represented by Margot (Juliet Berto), who has decided to dedicate herself to caring for her dying mother. This strand comprises everything that results from her decision. I used the decline of Margo’s mother as a means of discussing certain things." (Robert Kramer)
Director: Robert Kramer
Cast: Patrick Bauchau, Juliet Berto, Peggy Frankston
Country: France
DVD9 | PAL 16:9 | 01:30:34 | 7.52 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Francais
Subtitles: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano
Genre: Drama, Documentary, Short
