Gigers world, sallin presents the artist as a ghost haunting his life. I just hit 50 followers, and i sincerely thank all of you guys for this. Hr giger lived in the heart of zurich in a virtually selfcontained, parallel world. That may sound cruel, but that approach is, if anything, overly deferential. Giger s world trailer documentary science fiction 2015 youtube. Giger and learn about the late legend in dark star.
Gigers world is a film with and about the internationally revered and controversial painter, sculptor, architect, designer, academy award winner, and creator of the alien character. Giger 19402014 terrified audiences with his oscarwinning monsters in ridley scott s alien. Giger s world movie information and showtimes in edmonton. May 15, 2015 the key to a good interview is adaptability. Gigers world this definitive new documentary brings viewers into the home and life of the surrealist goth artist who won an academy award for designing the legendary character from ridley scotts alien films starring sigourney weaver opposite creatures of gigers creation. Through dark star there is a glance into the man s life, but it s the twilight. Giger, whose dark creations have a farreaching influence in film, music, body art and more. Giger 19402014 terrified audiences with his oscarwinning monster designs in ridley scotts alien. Documentary, science fiction, fantasy an icarus films. Behind the ivycovered walls of his residence in zurich, switzerland, dark star brings viewers into gigers mysterious realm. Gigers world, a new documentary about the internationally acclaimed and controversial painter, sculptor, architect, designer, oscar winner and alien creator. Gigers world does not, in that sense, set out to be a definitive portrait of giger. Filmmaker belinda sallin delves into the life and art of surrealist h.
During the filming, giger was obviously in stark decline. Scifi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art. Gigers world 2015 filmmaker belinda sallin delves into the life and art of surrealist h. Hr gigers world critics consensus dark star only provides a shallow glimpse into hr gigers world, but fans of the provocative artists work will find a spoil of twisted riches here. Gigers world opens quietly, with a docile housecat prowling casually around the sleepy exterior of a white house fit for any average midwestern culdesac.
Giger 1940 2014 terrified audiences with his oscarwinning monsters in ridley scott s alien. Scifi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark. A film by belinda sallin produced by marcel hoehn coming 2015 from icarus films and kimstim surrealist artist. For the most part, we hear through surrogates and while it was rich, it felt just a bit lacking at times. R giger s world trailer a film directed by belinda sallin starring h.
Gigers design for the creature in alien was inspired by the art of francis bacon. It is a separate universe with a dark star, the dark star hr giger at the centre, and everything else revolving around him. Gigers world is an intimate portrait of the swiss surrealists life and its filled with skulls, screaming fetuses, and sweet kitty cats. A look at the life the dark surrealist swiss artist, h. R gigers world trailer a film directed by belinda sallin starring h.
Gigers world is on its way to dvd, and we have a look at the artwork and details for you right here. Giger was merely the bearer of dark messages, charting our nightmares, drafting maps of our subconscious and moulding our primal fears. Lots of art books, of course, including salvador dali and wilfredo lam and, i would imagine, the belgian felicien rops. Hardly the home one might expect of a man known for interests involving thematic darkness, occult imagery, and the characteristic quirk of dressing exclusively in black. Gigers world displays many examples of gigers output and shows him accepting accolades and puttering around the house toward the end of his life he died in 2014. Apr 16, 2015 both a mesmerizing introduction to giger s oeuvre and a mustsee for giger devotees, belinda sallin s definitive documentary dark star. The intimate documentary hits select theaters tomorrow from icarus films, and we have release details and two clips from the movie. Giger was merely the bearer of dark messages, charting our nightmares, drafting maps of our subconscious and molding our primal fears. It seems like a pleasant place, and belinda sallins decision to set her footage to ambient nature sounds does nothing to change that impression. Two and a half stars out of five a documentary film exploring the life, and work, of the popular swiss painter, sculptor and set designer known as h.
I soon understood that its important to carefully film the works, such as those in the hr giger museum. The film is, in that sense, an effective memorial, one filmed after giger himself admitted that he had said all he wanted to say in his art. Dark star hr gigers world dark star hr gigers welt trailer on vimeo. Giger, whose dark creations have a farreaching influence in film, music, body art and. As the camera follows the artist shuffling through his rooms, a few titles from his bookshelves are visible. Gigers world a film by belinda salin icarus films and kimstim release, 2015 web. Giger s world shares the intimate last years of the. Gigers friends, family, and fans describe the impact he and his art have had on their lives, and giger discusses some of his early inspirations. There are some examples of the sort of man he is, which is why i watched. A film with and about the internationally acclaimed and controversial painter. May 12, 2014 in 1998 the hr giger museum in saintgermain castle in gruyeres fr was opened and houses much of his work. Giger s world 2015 filmmaker belinda sallin delves into the life and art of surrealist h. A film with and about the internationally what kind of person is behind such terrifying and disturbing yet aesthetic forms and beings. Gigers world, a documentary about the swiss surrealist made shortly before his 2014 death, opens with footage of an inconspicuous swiss home surrounded by trees.
With leslie barany, sandra beretta, mia bonzanigo, tom gabriel fischer. Scifi, horror, music, album covers, tattoos and fetish art have been influenced by his dark, intricate paintings and sculptures depicting birth, death and sex. Nov 16, 2014 yes, there are colours in hr gigers work. An interviewer can exhaustively prepare and research both their subjects and their audience, but no amount of preparation can fix things if something doesnt work on the day of the interview. Gigers oscarwinning creature designs in ridley scotts 1979 scifihorror classic, alien, on the big screen, tuesday, june 16 at 7.
The film focuses on giger, at the age of 74, when his health was severely deteriorating. Dark star is a film that gives the viewer a highly personal, very raw and honest glimpse into the life of hans ruedi giger near the end of his life. A film by belinda sallin produced by marcel hoehn coming 2015. Documentary filmmaker belinda sallin is clearly familiar with the subject of her docucharacter study dark star. For whatever reason i then had all the subtitles when i watched the film on my phone. He died on 12 may 2014, shortly after the filming of dark star hr gigers world was completed. Gigers welt is a 2014 swiss documentary directed by belinda sallin about surrealist h. Throughout his life, hr giger had inhabited the world of the uncanny, a dark universe on the brink of many an abyss. I became aware of this when i took the time to carefully observe hansruedis work during the course of film research. Giger 19402014 terrified audiences with his oscarwinning monsters in ridley scotts alien.