Kurt Kren's "Leda and the Swan" is one of the most densely constructed of all Kren's Aktion films.Based on the poem by Yeats called also "Leda and the Swan" it features some unforgettable and disturbing imagery.We see Leonardo,who grates a large cucumber over Leda with a grater,squashes 10 tomatoes and cracks 5 eggs on her.He places a bottle containing a rose between her legs.Then he scatters bread-crumbs and coffee powder over her.Leda sets her upper body upright and draws in one leg.Leonardo places a large,uninflated plastic swan between her legs and so on.Unquestionably bizarre and edited very fast,"Leda and the Swan" is among the best short films made by infamous Viennese Aktionists.7 out of 10.
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