Dieser Film
                                Der Tod des Empedokles

                 ein Moment im Werk von Danièle und Jean-Marie 

                                immer noch
                             ueber die wesentliche Frage
                                  ob die Leute
                                        endlich selber denken werden

                              Ob sie 
                                    den Mut haben
                          aufzubrechen
                                       zu sich selbst
                                              ihrer lebendigen
                                             Zukunft

                        "Der Kommunismus muss erst noch
                                     erfunden werden"

                                   unbeeinflusst 
                                         von den Verkoerperern
                                 einer MACHT
                                       einer herrschenden Klasse
 

                                           Priestern
 

                                                            Ideologen

                                               Demagogen
 
 

                                     Immer noch
                                        Wieder
                                            &
                                         wieder

                                             &
                                          Frage
                                              &
                                         Antwort

                                           in eins
                                               &
                                         enthalten 
                                                 in den

                                'sprechenden Verhaeltnissen'
 
 

                                           Wie voreingenommen
                                                    in der FR :
                                                         K. W.
                                          wenn er von 'Roemerlocke' spricht
                                                die Frisuren
                                             fitted in
                                                         waren nicht
                                                                    maniriert
                                              traten zurueck
                                                            hinter das WORT

                                      notwendig aus einen
                                                        seltsamen Grund
                                                 der zu tun hat
                                                                 mit Distanz

                                              Fremdheit
                                                   Sie stolpern über
                                                         Fremdheit

                                            sie werfen
                                                           Benzinbomben
                                                      auf maschendraht-
                                                         umzaeunte Behelfsheime, 
                                                                       der fremden
                                                                               Flüchtlinge
 

                                                               EMPEDOKLES
 

                                                                         gelitten dran

                                                                              gefunden
                                                                           und verdraengt

                                                                       bisses aufbricht im Film 

                                                                               wie er flieht
                                                                                    vertrieben aus
                                                                                           West Germany
                                                                                                   Agrigent
                                                                                         Sri Lanka
                                                                                                    Persien
                                                                                                       USA
 

                                                                   Die Liebe folgt ihm
                                                                               des Blicks des
                                                                                   Verstehens
 

                                                               (die Verstehenden : immer
                                                                             partiell Verstehende -
                                                                         fluechtig Stolpernde
                                                                                  auf der Suche
                                                                                        nach einer Spur

                                                                        ...einer Bewegung
                                                                                 des Mantels im
                                                                                                  Wind)

                                                                                   Haarlocke

                                                                                         Sonnenlicht

                                                                                 Geschichte
                                                                                            fortschreitende 
                                                                                         EXISTENZ
                                                                                in Klassenverhaeltnissen
                                                                                        im Bett / der Naturgeschichte
 

                                                                                       nicht vermitteln, dies
                                                                                               sondern
                                                                                                        'verfremden'
 

                                                                                   nicht andienen
                                                                                       sondern das 
                                                                                           Fremde
                                                                                              Andere
                                                                                als fremd
                                                                                           und anders
                                                                                erscheinen lassen

                                                                                  dass es einbrechen kann
                                                                                          in die Momente
                                                                                                       eines LEBENS

                                                                                          gespuert

                                                                                             gedacht
 

                                                                                    ________Impuls_________
                                                                                                                     Praxis
 
 

                                                                                und wenn es WIRKLICH
                                                                                das Leben eines Sterbenden ist
                                                                                        (und wir sind
                                                                                           die ganze Zeit, Sterbende)
                                                                                  Er weiss es, Empedokles
                                                                                            sieht
                                                                                             dass
                                                                                        alles weiterlaeuft
                                                                                                 wie es laeuft
                                                                                           kein Leben mehr
                                                                                                  sein wird
                                                                                                      bald
 

                                                                                                                  3. April 1987
 
 
 
 
 
 

                                                                        Weiter zu Teil 3 / go to Part 3