Maria Lassnig Movies

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot from 1972-76.

A short film by Maria Lassnig, shot in 1974.

A short documentary on Arnulf Rainer, famous for overpainting portraiture presenting the "face farce" concept.

mid-1970s, 8 min, originally on 16mm, silent

Rough cut by Maria Lassnig. Color correction and final cut completed posthumously by Mara Mattuschka and Hans Werner Poschauko in accordance with...

Maria Lassnig's take on the fairytale. A collaboration with dancer Liesbeth Eberwein (Baroque Statues).

In an associative montage statues of saints in rigid and rapt poses are cross cut with those of real actors until the two can no longer be told...

A slender chair works out while a cushioned one strains. Hand-drawn comedy with early cinema motifs. A woman arrives and sits, finding a perfect fit.

The tone is lyrical, the voices are real, the bodies are sketchy: A couple talks at the phone and in bed (a casanova and his victim). "You helped me,...

A conciliatory review of the life of the author using the techniques of animated film. In 1972, Selfportrait received the award of the New York State...