Exekution: A Study of Mary (1979)
This film is in effect a slideshow of exquisite single photographic images in sparkling black and white, representing Mikesch’s own version of Mary Stuart. “The drama of a woman who attempted a kind of liberal emancipation in a time of upheaval, but got caught in the snares of men,” in her words. Confronted with layers and layers of conflicting information about “how it really was” Mikesch decided not to try to be a historian, but to radicalise the narrative and condense it into striking images of passion, power, love, pain and death.
Director:
Elfi Mikesch
Writer:
Elfi Mikesch
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Heinz Emigholz as Narrator (voice) |
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Berryt Bohlen as |
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Polo Espinoza as |
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Vroni Hinkelbein as |
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La Milli as |
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Magdalena Montezuma as |
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Raphael as |
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Frank Ripploh as |
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Frank Soletti as |
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Lindsay Turner as |
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Ellen Umlauf as Narrator (voice) |
| Sound | Wolf R. Uhlig | Sound |
| Sound | Frank Soletti | Sound |
| Crew | Anke Rixa Hansen | Other |
| Crew | Christian Sievers | Other |
| Writing | Elfi Mikesch | Screenplay |
| Production | Elfi Mikesch | Producer |
| Directing | Elfi Mikesch | Director |
| Editing | Elfi Mikesch | Editor |
| Camera | Elfi Mikesch | Director of Photography |