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Hugo Niebeling, who is interviewed in "Break-Up: The Making Of", in December 2014.

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Hugo Niebeling

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  • Born
    February 2, 1931 · Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Died
    July 9, 2016 · Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Biography

  • Hugo Niebeling's films are known for their innovative cinematography and editing. His 1960s work is credited to having helped shape the visual language of the 21st century music video. Niebeling's music and dance films are considered seminal by many German and international critics, and have screened at many international festivals and retrospectives.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Alexander Tuschinski

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  • Friend and mentor of Alexander Tuschinski, whose editing-style is influenced by Niebeling's films.

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  • [on Break-Up (2014)] The film is youth times youth. (...) A fantastic film, a joy to watch!
  • My definition of art? It's mostly condensed life (...), cast into a mould. Art, born out of the conflict of emotions, cleared by reason, released into the mould, mirroring the whole in a limited form. 'Released' into the mould because the creative process is a painful one

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