They use elements of 1960's and 1970's underground cinema combined with German Expressionist iconography to create their own unique approach. STADT DES LICHTS bastardizes various film genres and skillfully blends live-action with b-movie sequences. A woman narrates the plot from an indeterminate time and place; the characters' actions, reactions, and emotions are told in classic literary language.
In their co-directorial debut, Mario Mentrup and Volker Sattel explore new levels of the American pioneer myths in this experimental Western.
They use elements of 1960's and 1970's underground cinema combined with German Expressionist iconography to create their own unique approach.
STADT DES LICHTS bastardizes various film genres and skillfully blends live-action with b-movie sequences. A woman narrates the plot from an indeterminate time and place; the characters' actions, reactions, and emotions are told in classic literary language.