Artemide’s Knee

Artemide’s Knee 2008 Directed by Jean-Marie Straub Le Genou d'Artémide

Mourning the death of his partner and collaborator Danièle Huillet, Straub finds tender mercy in music and nature. Out of the abyss, Kathleen Ferrier sings “The Farewell” from Gustav Mahler’s “The Song of the Earth”, (which the composer wrote in 1909 after the death of his daughter) and Heinrich Schütz’s Lament on the Death of His Wife. The landscape also provides solace: the mountain grove where Endymion pines for his beloved Artemis, “a wild thing, untouchable, mortal,” appears to embody the Japanese concept of ‘mono no aware’ — a wistful acceptance of the fleeting beauty of things.

Country France

Production Countries France , Italy

Language French

Spoken Language Italian

Gnere Drama

Production Company Pierre Grise Productions

Release Date 7 June 2008

26 mins