Simply put, Kiefer makes art of monumental dimensions.
To take people there and to see so much, 3D is the best way.
It is a very intense medium so that grasp and see the aura of something.
Artist Anselm Kiefer rides a bicycle in his cavernous studio space in France.Janus Films
Your mind is working in overtime when you watch 3D because its your mind that puts together the space.
And that quality of 3D, that poetic, immersive quality, they dont even know yet.
Wenders marvels of Kiefer, Hes not afraid of anything.
Anselm Kiefer in ‘Anselm’Janus Films
I think he does think that everything can be painted, you name it.
Whatever you will tell him, he says, I can paint it.
Those were not the only filming locations.
No art historians, no gallerists, no museum people, Wenders notes.
He laid the foundation of his entire work there as a completely unknown painter.
So, we were there as well.
We shot majestic winter landscapes.
The younger Kiefer was a bit reluctant to take on the acting assignment.
I told him, Come on, Daniel.
And he said, Oh, I cant do that.
Im not an actor.
I said, Your fathers not an actor either.
Hes in the movie, Wenders says.
Dont show me anything.
Dont tell me what youre doing.
And I promised that.
So you are not going to call him because he would not want you to call.
He would want to be surprised by it.
He likes time to be incorporated.
Wenders has written that privacy is sacred… A mans life should remain his own private domain.
SoAnselmisnt intended to be a biopic.
I really felt his work should speak for him and the work should speak for itself, Wenders says.
I didnt want to make a film in any way about giving an opinion of his work.
I wanted the work to stand out.
Wenders adds, And it was so much more true to seeing art.
Youre not seeing the explanation; youre seeing the work.
