Einar Schleef

Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

This Ecce Homo is an impressive statement of life beyond the death of an artist "of the descent of Dionysus".

With his monumental productions, Einar Schleef pushed theatre to the outer reaches, confounded expectations in East and West alike, grappled with GDR origins and the BRD present. A universal artist emerges from the archive: “I’m not human, I’m dynamite”.

One of the two documentaries portray theater director Einar Schleef in Vienna and New York, alternating between observations of his work and interview segments in which Schleef reflects on theater and culture in general. Other individuals also have their say, notably Elfriede Jelinek.

One of the two documentaries portray theater director Einar Schleef in Vienna and New York, alternating between observations of his work and interview segments in which Schleef reflects on theater and culture in general. Other individuals also have their say, notably Elfriede Jelinek.