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Jungfrau am Abgrund (1990)
An anarchic orgy, full of rock, sex an violence
The film visualizes the erotic nightmares of a girl, who, after a negative experience, suspects sex and violence behind every door. Without showing any emotions, Jessica F. Manera walks through her grotesque inner life, which seems to be turned inside out. This is pure horror and pornography. Sometimes, when things are exaggerated, the horror becomes comic, even in the darkness of the black-and-white film. It is not a relaxed, but overexcited and depressive cheerfulness, a shrill and anarchic orgy of rock music and fantasies about sex and violence.
Die Sehnsucht nach dem Mehr (2000)
A precise ducument, depressive, with the hope for more
It is hard to believe that a film, which mainly consists of close-ups and actors who are struggling for words, could be entertaining. The film is a documentary about an experiment of three people, who share a flat. Two of them used to have a relationship in the past. During the shooting, the third person, Andersen himself, who is nearly twice as old as the others, is developing a relationship with the girl. The boy is leaving, the other two continue the experiment, driven by a desire for more. The experiment becomes secondary. More important is, what the actors think about it. Precise, distinct, brilliantly illuminated black-and-white pictures and statements, which create an uneasy atmosphere, which lasts until the end of the film and beyond. There is a hint of nearness at the end, the hope for more, somewhere, sometime. But the general atmosphere is depressive, which is only brightened by the girl. At the end, one can share Carl's feelings for her, and get a chance to fall in love. Despite the quiet and motionless pictures and the lack of action, it is possible to find some truths about life. It is the most serious and moving film of Carl Andersen.
Vom Luxus der Liebe (1998)
Even the Underground-film Bohemia is not just pure fun
Andersen's first colour film puts an end to the style of his former films. The film appears like a documentary about the failure of a film production. Director, Jessica F. Manera is being left alone by her main actress. The problems with her own sexuality make it impossible for her to finish the film. Intimate talks with actors cannot help her either. She is suffering from her daily life and the futile attempts to finish her film. Even the Underground-film Bohemia is not just pure fun. A good film is as much luxury as love is.
Killing Mom (1994)
Amataeurs and actors in a funny tragedy
The film is an ambivalent attempt to shoot a feature film with amateurs. A girl escapes from her conservative home, where a neurotic mother terrorizes the whole family. When her mother has to go to hospital, the girl shares flats with lesbians and heterosexuals. Her mother comes home, but the girl is still enjoying her wild lifestyle. The girl is telling her own story. But unfortunately, her crazy mother is killing her just before she reaches the happy-end. The audience is left with an ambivalent feeling. Not all amateurs are good actors, but it is easy to find out, which actors are: the parents (director Lothar Lambert and Dorothea Moritz) and the daughter. The minor parts, on the other side, spoil the fun sometimes.