Happy Lamento
Synopsis
On the one hand, the beyond-TropicĂĄlia surreal, wild, ecstatic universe of Khavn de la Cruz, the Philippinesâ internationally most venerated underground filmmaker. On the other, the Frankfurt School dialectics of Alexander Kluge, self-proclaimed arrière-guard eternal of 1960s modernist moviedom, Gandalf of all essay cinema. For Happy Lamento, Kluge mixed some of his weirder TV skits on electricity, the circus, revolution and early cinema (featuring Fassbinder-regular Peter Berling, theatre genius Heiner MĂźller, and DaDaismâs last man standing, Helge Schneider, among others) with some of the more outrageous scenes from Khavnâs 2016 Ang Napakaigsing Buhay Ng Alipato. Some 2017 G20 shots of Merkel and Trump et al inject the already heady brew with current affairs urgency.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
