Barbara Morgenstern und die Liebe zur Sache

A film by Sabine Herpich. Starts May 15th at the fsk. In German with English subtitles.

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For the first time in six years, Barbara Morgenstern, pio­neer of German-style elec­tro­nic inti­ma­te pop, works on a new album. Her lap­top sits on a shoe­box, in the pri­va­cy of her home she finds first lines and har­mo­nies: “I like to be alo­ne,” one song beg­ins. One by one, musi­ci­ans join her. Intuitive ide­as take shape. A win­dow has ope­ned. Arrangements, rehear­sals, recor­dings fol­low. Step by step, the music enters public space, images are pro­du­ced, vide­os, nar­ra­ti­ves. Questions ari­se: New begin­ning or back to the roots? New Biedermeier or tough poli­ti­cal com­ment? The big­ger the band, the ris­kier the boo­king. The more cri­sis-rid­den the envi­ron­ment, the more com­fort­ing the music-making.
Sabine Herpich shows the crea­ti­on of a pop album as a working pro­cess. Her view is as unpre­ten­tious as her prot­ago­nist, her quiet obser­va­ti­on not inte­res­ted in sto­ry and gla­mour, but in clo­sen­ess and com­pre­hen­si­on. We under­stand why someone works as an artist, even if it is never explai­ned. Barbara Morgenstern shares what moves her: “Labour of love / for the rest of the earth / I’m more than cer­tain / that this still has worth.”

Jan Künemund

Credits:

DE 2024, 109 Min., dt. OmeU
Regie, Kamera & Schnitt: Sabine Herpich
Ton: Sabine Herpich, Tobias Büchner
Produktion: Tobias Büchner

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