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Release Year1981
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
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DirectorHelmut Herbst
WritersFriedrich Heubach, Helmut Herbst
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsHappening, Kunst, Protest 1968
About Happening, Kunst, Protest 1968
An essayistic documentary about the action art movement that emerged in the 1960s: In interviews with various action artists, including Wolf Vostell, Joseph Beuys and Allan Kaprow, director Helmut Herbst illuminates the performative and participatory tendencies in art that began in the 1960s and outlines the diversity of motives and strategies.
Directed by Helmut Herbst, Happening, Kunst, Protest 1968 leans on a strong ensemble — Allan Kaprow, Joseph Beuys, Wolf Vostell — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1981.
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