LENZ
Lenz
AlexandRE Rockwell, 1982
Catalog No.: FTF-123
Length: 92 minutes
An adaptation of George Buchner's novella, "Lenz", chronicling the poet Jakob Lenz's slide into insanity and madness. The setting is transposed from 18th century Germany to New York in the early 1980s.
Directed by: Alexander Rockwell
Written by: Alexander Rockwell
Featuring: Alexander Alexeieff, Alexander Rockwell
Festivals: Berlin Film Festival and London Film Festival
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“Georg Buchner’s short story about a young schizophrenic sent to live with a country pastor transposed to a New York punk milieu.”
- Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Chicago Reader