Magical History Tour – Excess and Opulence

This month the Magical History Tour focuses on the grand gestures: Films situated between excess and opulence that are manifested in the boundless personal involvement of the director or an unleashed artistic vision. Opulence and excessiveness, however, are no means in themselves. They instead express a creative will asserting itself against numerous constraints and resistances. Films dedicated to absolute realism stand alongside films whose adequate formal solution lies in extreme stylization.