Home Stories

It is his found footage masterpiece, Home Stories, that will forever bond Müller with fans of that often abused genre; collecting the most kitschy and colourful images of disturbed housewifes in evening gowns from 1950s Hollywood melodramas, Müller re-cut them into a film that both comments on gender entrapment in classic-era Hollywood while exhibiting the sheer joy of image mutilation.

(Michael Arago)


It often takes an outsider to present a fresh view of American culture, and Home Stories is one such film. Nothing is said in the film, which illuminates stereotypes of American womanhood along with cinematic conventions; we simply watch...

Orig. Title
Home Stories
Year
1990
Country
Germany
Duration
6 min
Director
Matthias Müller
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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