The West Is Alive
Der Westen Lebt
The West is alive (Der Westen Lebt) is a highly charged work, a powerful visual metaphor of desire within the symbolism of Western cultural mythology. A man and a woman fighting for a kiss collide on-screen with a repeated film fragment of the thrusting pistons of an oncoming train. The couple's erotic interplay is at once passionate, violent and ironic.
Klaus vom Bruch directed The West Is Alive. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.
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