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Featuring rare footage and interviews with the elusive artist and the Rock Gods he's worked with, this is a unique insight into the life and work of the Swiss Surrealist.
"The horror of his paintings is so beautifully presented, that it even loses its fright". Whether it's Ridley Scott's award-winning Alien; the artwork for Debbie Harry's solo album; or the obscenity lawsuit that was the cover for the Dead Kennedys' Frankenchrist, we have all at one time or another been exposed to the dark and wonderfully twisted world of Swiss artist, Hans Ruedi Giger. His paintings reveal a bio-mechanical universe, in which machine and man, sex and the devil are interconnected everywhere. Amongst his fans he counts a great many Satanists. But as this visual feast of a documentary reveals, he's also earned a place amongst the most prominent of modern artists. Deepside Production
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| Making the film |
"During the period when I was working at the atelier, I met many close friends of Giger and people who were visiting him. That was how I got an idea of who should be interviewe. Most of the shooting was left up to me, but Giger often lent a helping hand. Throughout our shooting in New York City, Leslie Barany (Giger's US agent) brought us together with all the important people, including Debbie Harry. Giger's wife, Carmen, organized the interview with Stanislav Grof, the famous Czech psychiatrist. Therefore, I thank them for helping us." |
| The Producers |
Formerly a professional music studio producer and producer for Prague News, David N.Jahn became a studio assistant for H.R.Giger in 2000. He set up Deepside Production at this time, and began work on a variety of short and feature length documentaries, of which 'H.R Giger Revealed", would be the first. |
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