Across 580 pages, Rudolf Müller’s cinematic-artistic work and his artistic development are laid out in the greatest detail; companions and film theorists provide sometimes extensive commentary on individual films/videos by Müller. From the foreword by Hermann J. Hendrich: “Film, too, is only a shadow play, and we should beware of imagining a reality in the brightness outside the cave. For me—and in this I am of a somewhat different opinion than my friend—the shadows are what can truly be experienced; immersing oneself in the dynamic sequence of images and sounds is the new, liberating experience. From this we conclude: there is a statement, a commitment to the most transmissible medium, film, and to one of its masters, Rudolf Müller.”

Approximate II contains film analyses and contributions by:

 

Michael Bahn

David Ender

Tina Glaser

Hermann J. Hendrich

Harald Huscava

Elisabeth Lukesch

Robert Lukesch

Otto Mörth

Rudolf Müller

Bruni Sand

Tamara Trojan

 

In addition, the volume includes screenplay fragments, thoughts on film projects, and an extensive exploration of Cosmick Charlie’s music archive