William Kentridge Trailers
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Most Popular William Kentridge Trailers
Total trailers found: 37
Wozzeck Trailer (2018)
30 August 2018
A study of a man's physical and mental limitations. In the 24 quite harsh and grueling fragments of the unfinished drama, a body and a mind are tested as far as they can be pushed before their owner goes over the edge.
Mozart: Die Zauberflote Trailer (2012)
28 February 2012
From the Queen of the Night's vocal pyrotechnics to Papageno's chirpy birdsongs, The Magic Flute is one of Mozart's most charming and engaging operas.
Automatic Writing Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
Charcoal animation, taken from from Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image (2003).
The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose Trailer (2013)
26 October 2013
Acclaimed artist William Kentridge directed and designed this visually dazzling Met premiere production of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol.
The Triumphs and Laments of William Kentridge Trailer (2016)
22 November 2016
Alan Yentob joins South African artist William Kentridge as he prepares an epic frieze along the banks of the river Tiber in Rome.
Second-hand Reading Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
A film constructed from a succession of drawings on old books.
Other Faces Trailer (2011)
06 May 2011
Other Faces returns to the figure of Soho Eckstein, the industrialist and developer who is the key protagonist of the Drawings for Projection series.
Weighing... and Wanting Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Drawing, literally, from the story of Daniel and Belshazzar, William Kentridge's film Weighing… and Wanting re-examines the legacy of Belshazzar's message in post-apartheid South Africa.
Drawing Lesson no. 47: Interview for Studio School Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
Kentridge interviews himself for a job.
Stereoscope Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
Soho Eckstein is portrayed as interconnected with both images of the social injustices and upheaval of South Africa and his own sort of primal, fractured existence.
City Deep Trailer (2020)
01 October 2020
In City Deep, the “zama zama” miners and the landscape merge into artworks hanging in the Johannesburg Art Gallery, itself built during the heyday of gold mining in Johannesburg.
(Repeat) From the Beginning Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
(REPEAT) From the Beginning is about fragmentation and reconnection, the fragility of coherence. The three projections, Breathe, Dissolve, Return offer three different ways of shattering an image and reconfiguring it.
More Sweetly Play the Dance Trailer (2015)
25 April 2015
The new work made by William Kentridge specially for EYE is a 45-metre-long frieze that depicts an endless parade of figures who collectively form a kaleidoscopic image of people on the move.
Tide Table Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
The film sees a businessman (the Soho Eckstein figure from Kentridge's earlier films) standing on a hotel balcony watching the waves.
Discourse on a Chair Trailer (1975)
01 January 1975
Kentridge's first film, animation made with Magic Marker.
Schubert: Winterreise Trailer (2017)
10 March 2017
Franz Schubert´s Winterreise engages with its audience in a new and unexpected form. Matthias Goerne, 'the voice of perfection' (Le Figaro), pianist Markus Hinterhäuser and South African director, set designer and theatrical artist William Kentridge joined forces on stage and traced newly imagined, deeply moving images.
Mine Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
A journey into the mines provides a visual representation of a journey into the conscience of Kentridge's invented character, Soho Eckstein, the white South African property owner who exploits the resources of land and black human labour which are under his domain.
Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris Trailer (1989)
01 January 1989
William Kentridge’s ironic tribute to his hometown, animated on the basis of 25 drawings, is the first film of his “Drawing for Protection” cycle, in which he unfolds the triangle between Johannesburg building tycoon Soho Eckstein, his wife, and the dreamer Felix Teitelbaum.
10 Drawings for Projection, 1989-2011 Trailer (2011)
01 January 2011
An outdoor performance and film screening that brings together all of the short animated films from internationally renowned South African artist William Kentridge's Soho Eckstein series.
History of the Main Complaint Trailer (1996)
01 January 1996
History of the Main Complaint is the sixth film [of a] series and is based on twenty-one drawings. It was made shortly after the establishment in South Africa of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
William Kentridge, Triumphs and Laments Trailer (2016)
01 June 2016
The artist portrays the glories and tragedies of the Eternal City along the banks of the Tiber river in Rome.
The Metropolitan Opera: Wozzeck Trailer (2020)
11 January 2020
Berg’s 20th-century shocker stars baritone Peter Mattei in the title role, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium and soprano Elza van den Heever as the long-suffering Marie.
Pain & Sympathy Trailer (2024)
01 January 2024
With his video History of the Main Complaint (1996) serving as a backdrop, William Kentridge discusses how artists draw upon tragedy as subject matter for their work and how drawing itself can be a compassionate act.
Oh to Believe in Another World Trailer (2022)
15 June 2022
An immersive five-channel projection made in response to Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10.
Memo Trailer (1994)
14 June 1994
A Kafka comedy in which simple office objects first escape from and finally overwhelm a middle-aged functionary.
Monument Trailer (1990)
01 January 1990
William Kentridge’s Monument is a captivating short animated film about the unveiling of a statue dedicated to the South African work force.
Vetkoek Trailer (1985)
11 July 1985
He developed a method of filmmaking that he dubbed “poor-man’s animation,” in which he photographed charcoal drawings and collages as he gradually adjusted them, as in the early films Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris (1989) and Monument (1990).
The Metropolitan Opera: Lulu Trailer (2015)
21 November 2015
William Kentridge’s multi-layered production of Berg’s masterpiece stars charismatic soprano Marlis Petersen in the title role—the enigmatic and alluring woman who is equal parts femme fatale, innocent girl, and abused victim.
William Kentridge - Drawing the Passing Trailer (1999)
05 June 1999
Short documentation about the South African artist William Kentridge and his very unique animated films.
Shadow Procession Trailer (1999)
15 July 1999
In KENTRIDGE’s cross-disciplinary, cross-media world of artistic creation, images are not merely background supporting characters for theatre or installations, but are seen as an important intermediary to understanding the world.
Felix in Exile Trailer (1994)
15 June 1994
Felix in Exile introduces a new character to the 'Drawings for Projection' series: Nandi, an African woman, who appears at the beginning of the film making drawings of the landscape.
Notes Towards a Model Opera Trailer (2015)
27 June 2015
William Kentridge’s Notes Towards a Model Opera (2014–15) is an 11-minute video work that pulses with visual ingenuity and historical resonance.
Sobriety, Obesity, & Growing Old Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
Sobriety, Obesity and Growing Old picks up the narrative and themes begun in Kentridge's first film, Johannesburg the Second Greatest City after Paris, and follows the development of the relationships between his cast of invented characters, Soho Eckstein, his wife and her lover, Felix Teitelbaum.
Journey to the Moon Trailer (2003)
08 September 2003
In KENTRIDGE’s cross-disciplinary, cross-media world of artistic creation, images are not merely background supporting characters for theatre or installations, but are seen as an important intermediary to understanding the world.
Ubu Tells the Truth Trailer (1997)
08 October 1997
Kentridge has combined images from documentary films and photographs together with moving puppets as well as his animated drawings.
Tango for Page Turning Trailer (2013)
01 January 2013
"Tango for Page Turning" belongs to a constellation of work created for "Refuse the Hour", a multimedia chamber opera conceived and written by Kentridge in collaboration with composer Philip Miller and fellow South African choreographer Dada Masilo.
