The Complaint of an Empress

(1990)

★ 5 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Documentary, Music

Year: 1990

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: France, Germany

Director: Pina Bausch

Plot

This first film by choreographer Pina Bausch reflects her method of working as developed with the Wuppertal Theatre of Dance during the 1973/74 season. The film does not tell a story, but is made up of various scenes put together as a collage with scenes set in different locations. The futility of human activity and the search for love make up the film's central theme set against the strains of a Silician funeral march. Filmed on location in Wuppertal, Germany, between October 1987 and April 1989.