Ingeborg Bachmann's «Todesarten» and the film «Modi di Morire» – Screening and Discussion

Description

Ingeborg Bachmann's novel project «Todesarten» is one of the central literary engagements with violence, language, female existence, and social inscription in the German-speaking world of the 20th century. Bachmann understands death not as a singular event but as a structural process that already manifests in life. The types of death appear as metaphorical, psychological, and social forms of dying: as speechlessness, loss of identity, patriarchal violence, isolation, madness, and internal decay. «Modi di Morire» takes up these ideas and transforms them into an independent cinematic form. Selected text passages from «Malina», «Der Fall Franza», and «Requiem für Fanny Goldmann» create a resonance space that is not adapted but further developed cinematically. After the film screening, director Tina-Maria Feyrer and Philipp Theisohn will talk about Ingeborg Bachmann and the dialogue between novel and film. Participating artists: Tina-Maria Feyrer, Philipp Theisohn, Martina Caluori

Highlights

• Screening of «Modi di Morire»
• Discussion with director Tina-Maria Feyrer and Philipp Theisohn
• Engagement with Ingeborg Bachmann's «Todesarten»

General Information

The event takes place at the Zentrum Karl der Grosse in Zurich and focuses on Ingeborg Bachmann's unfinished novel cycle «Todesarten». After the film screening, there will be a discussion about the connection between literature and film.

Location

Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

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