Hanno Baethe

Made during the last months of actor Kurt Raab, who died of AIDS in 1988. Raab, who had worked in both theatre and film, most notably with Fassbinder, was in the process of making a series of video sketches for a new production when he learned that he had AIDS. Despite his deteriorating health, and with the caring support of his friend Hans Hirshmuller, he carried on working. This tape is his last testimony.

Focuses on the dancer, choreographer, and composer Ernest Berk (1909-1993), who at the time the film was made was 81 years old. Using choreography and dance, but also forms of linguistic expression, the aging body and its sexuality is explored, especially the apparent discrepancy between a youthful spirit and bodily decay.

The frog and the princess. And the famous prince concealed in the frog, who eternally seeks the magic word that will release him. Shall he change or shall he remain as he is? What does the princess do? In the end, it is she who transforms ..

Malaysian artist in Kuala Lumpur in 1990s