Albert Oehlen steps behind the camera to present a portrait of himself, in life and at work, albeit substituted by actor and similarly brazen iconoclast Udo Kier, with musician Kim Gordon as his inner self, interviewer and judge.
Acting
Udo Kier doing what Udo Kier does best: unsettling glamour.
Direction
Oehlen turns self-portrait into self-sabotage. Chef's kiss.
Writing
Conversations that feel improvised but cut like scripted knives.
Director
Albert Oehlen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Oehlen is a German painter famous for 'bad painting'—deliberately ugly, anti-craft work that fetched millions. This film extends that provocation to cinema.
Charlotte Taschen, playing 'Charlie,' is actually Oehlen's real-life partner. The blurred lines aren't just thematic, they're cast in flesh.
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