THE EYE OF THE TYPHOON
A film by Paulus Manker
CAST Blixa Bargeld, Alexander Hacke, Andrew Chudy, Frank-Martin Strauss, Mark Cheung („Einstürzende Neubauten“)
DIRECTOR Paulus Manker
REALISATION Erich Wonder
MUSIC Einstürzende Neubauten
TEXT Blixa Bargeld
BASED ON Plinius d.J., Adalbert Stifter and Heiner Müller
DRAMATURGY Heiner Müller
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Joachim Berc, Christian Berger, Hermann Dunzendorfer, Walter Kindler, Helmut Pirnat, Peter Roehsler, Hans Selikovsky
SOUND EDITOR Andreas Biegler
EDITOR Michael Hudecek
PRODUCTION MANAGER Michael Katz
PRODUCER Veit Heiduschka
PRODUCTION COMPANY WEGA-Filmproduktion
TECHNICAL DATA 70 min., 35mm, Colour, © 1993
Synopsis
Part polar ice-breaker and part inert-galactical spaceship, the “Eye of the Typhoon” invokes the great festive processions held in Vienna at the turn of the century; it is a reference to a lost age, a stunning spectre of sound and light, glistening and resounding as it breaks forth out of the darkness and then vanishes back into the night.
It is the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the Academy of Fine Arts, and a spectacular performance created by set-designer Erich Wonder is taking place on the magnificent boulevard of the Viennese Ringstraße, at which the rock band “Einstürzende Neubauten” are appearing as the main act.
