Absolute Wilson
- Director: Katharina Otto-Bernstein
- Writer: Katharina Otto-Bernstein
- Producer: Katharina Otto-Bernstein; Tracey Soast
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Who?
Yes...call us Philistines...
You have to have an interest in Robert Wilson to appreciate any part of this - otherwise, it's a documentary about a designer that few have ever heard of...sorry...but in a survey of 6 knowledgeable folks...no-one had.
An insiders documentary...and, they will love it.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
From director, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, a provocative and moving documentary on the life and work of Robert Wilson, one of the most visionary and controversial theater artists of our time. The film delivers a surprisingly candid look at Robert Wilson, who drops his characteristic reticence and speaks with unprecedented candor about his personal life. Nothing is left in the shadows, as he discusses his troubled and lonely childhood as the son of the Mayor of Waco, Texas, his early learning disabilities, his work with disabled children using therapy as a tool for artistic expression, his departure from Texas at the time of his coming out and his fascination with the downtown New York avant-garde scene of the late 60's. What emerges is a life full of impressions, colors and rhythms, making it all the more poignant how Wilson's early hardships ultimately shaped his ground-breaking aesthetic vision.
Cast & Characters
Robert Wilson as Himself;
Arnold Aronson as Himself;
Robin Brentano as Himself;
David Byrne as Himself;
William S. Burroughs as Himself;
Charles Fabius as Himself;
Felipe Fernandez as Himself;
Andy De Groat as Himself;
Philip Glass as Himself;
Arthur Holmberg as Himself;
George Klauber as Himself;
Trudy Kramer as Herself;
Stephan Lang as Himself;
Harvey Lichtenstein as Himself;
Cindy Lubar as Herself