PALE ANGUISH KEEPS

P.A.K. is an intensely personal document expressing the alienation, pain, and trauma of a prison experience. Using techniques of German expressionism, it examines the social and institutional forces that inform one's subjective self-definition. Stark contrasts, are combined with harsh prison reality with escape into the fantasy, beauty, and grace of classical ballet. The conflict is underscored by elements of the sound track: reverberating prison noises, the uncompromising music of punk rock and voice-over readings from the poetic works of notable writers and political prisoners Oscar Wilde and Breyton Bretonbach.

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Madame Shalatta

Madame Shalatta

1986

Sit With Me and Do Nothing for a While

Sit With Me and Do Nothing for a While

2023

Stakeout

Stakeout

1987

Underdogs

Underdogs

2008

Inferno

Inferno

1999

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

1975

Il registratore

Il registratore

1975

Magueyes

Magueyes

1962

Tyngsboro

Tyngsboro

2024

Midnight Express

Midnight Express

1978

Pusher II

Pusher II

2004

Wilde

Wilde

1997

The Olsen Gang on the Track

The Olsen Gang on the Track

1975

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

1976

Fortress 2

Fortress 2

2000

Annette

Annette

2021

A Short Film About Killing

A Short Film About Killing

1988

Hothead

Hothead

1979

What Makes the Ride Worthwhile

What Makes the Ride Worthwhile

2024

Και Πετάει... Και Πηδάει

Και Πετάει... Και Πηδάει

1988