Bodo Kessler

Фильмы

Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
Self
A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933).
Billy Wilder Speaks
Director of Photography
In 1988, German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff sat down with legendary director Billy Wilder (1906-2002) at his office in Beverly Hills, California, and turned on his camera for a series of filmed interviews. (A recut of the 1992 TV miniseries Billy, How Did You Do It?)
Pura Vida - Der Friede ist keine Nachricht
Director
Documentary film.
A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
Director of Photography
This documentary by Michael Blackwood looks at the development and production of Glass' opera Akhnaten. The film follows two productions by the Württemberg State Theater, Stuttgart, and the Houston Grand Opera.
A New Spirit in Painting: 6 Painters of the 1980's
Director of Photography
Explores the paths being forged by six modern artists, giving us rare insight into the minds behind this rousing new wave of painting.
The Candidate
Director of Photography
Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present and Franz Josef Strauß, the man who, as the CDU/CSU candidate, aspires to be elected to the most important political office in the land.
Howard Hawks: A Hell of a Good Life
Cinematography
Documentary featuring the last filmed interview with director Howard Hawks
Германия осенью
Director of Photography
Коллективный фильм, снятый ведущими немецкими режиссерами. Отклик на злободневные события, связанные с казнью левых террористов из «Фракции Красной Армии».
Impressions of Upper Mongolia
Camera Operator
The genius Spanish painter Salvador Dalí undertakes an amazing journey through the unknown mental territories of Upper Mongolia in search of a giant hallucinogenic mushroom while paying an experimental tribute to the French poet Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), a visionary and eccentric writer, precursor of the surrealists and much admired by them.