Robert Kramer

Robert Kramer (June 22, 1939 – November 10, 1999) was a left-leaning American film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 19 films between 1965 and 1999, most of them political cinema made from a left-wing point of view.[1][2] His film À toute allure was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[3] He died of complications from meningitis.[4]

Robert Kramer
Born	(1939-06-22)June 22, 1939 New York City, United States
Died	November 10, 1999(1999-11-10) (aged 60) Haute-Normandie, France
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter Actor
Years active	1965–1999

Filmography

• FALN (1965)[5]
• In the Country (1967)
• The Edge (1968)
• The People's War (1970)[6]
• Ice (1970)
• Milestones (1975)
• Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal (1977)[7]
• Guns (1980)[8]
• À toute allure (Full speed, 1982)
• Notre nazi (Our Nazi, 1985)[9]
• Diesel (1985)[10][11][12]
• Doc's Kingdom (1987) [13]
• X-Country (pronounced "cross-country") (1987) [14]
• Route One USA (1989)[15]
• Contre l'oubli (Against Oblivion, collective, 1991)[16]
• Point de départ (Starting Place, 1994)[17]
• Le manteau (The Coat, 1996)[18]
• Walk the Walk (1996)[19]
• The Ghosts of Electricity (1997)[20]
• Cités de la plaine (Flat Land Cities, 2001)[21]

See also

• Guerrilla filmmaking

References

1. Bergan, Ronald (November 16, 1999). "Robert Kramer". the Guardian. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
2. Robert Kramer and the Jewish-German Question – essay by Hironobu Baba at Rouge
3. "A TOUTE ALLURE - Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
4. III, Harris M. Lentz (July 1, 2000). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1999: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture". McFarland. Retrieved June 21, 2018 – via Google Books.
5. "Icarus Films: FALN". icarusfilms.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
6. People's War + Scenes from a Class Struggle in Portugal at Eastman Museum
7. "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Portugal] at [http://www.metrocinema.org/ Metro Cinema". Retrieved June 21, 2018. External link in |title= (help)
8. "Guns (1980)". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
9. "Figures of Dissent: Thomas Harlan - Diagonal Thoughts". www.diagonalthoughts.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
10. Lk (April 8, 2014). "Serge Daney in English: Kramer v. Kramer". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
11. "Diesel], chronique at [http://www.nanarland.com/ Nanarland". Retrieved June 21, 2018. External link in |title= (help)
12. "DIESEL - Vidéo dailymotion". Dailymotion. October 26, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
13. Review by Richard F. Shepard at NY Time, September 9, 1988
14. X-Country presentation, Turin Film Festival website
15. Route One USA, review by Caryn James at The NY Times, November 2, 1990
16. "Against Oblivion (1991)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
17. "Festival des 3 Continents - Point de départ". www.3continents.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
18. Le manteau at IMDb
19. "Walk the walk : Robert Kramer". Retrieved June 21, 2018.
20. Ghosts of Electricity (Kramer's vision of the future of cinema)
21. "Les Films du Paradoxe". www.filmsduparadoxe.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

External links

• Robert Kramer (official webpage)
• Robert Kramer on IMDb
• Bio and filmography at Harvard Film Archive.
• The Guardian obituary.
• New York Times obituary.
• Robert Kramer at Find a Grave