Beat Kuert

Biography

Born 1946 in Zurich, Beat Kuert lives and works in Arzo.

In 1966 he makes his first experimental films and starts to work as a director for Turnus Film Zurich in 1968. In 1971, after a stay in Latin America, he makes his first documentary. The next year he begins cooperating with the Swiss German Television on cultural programs. In 1996 he starts making television documentaries on famous architects, including Jean Nouvel, Mario Botta, Herzog & de Meuron. Acknowledged as one of the most audacious explorers of his generation in Switzerland, in 2005 he creates the group “dust&scratches” which is concerned with video art, performances and music. His experimental works include: “Die Zeit ist böse” (1981), “Pi-errotische Beziehungen” (1982), “Il grande inquisitore” (1991) and “Am Ende der Zeit” (1998); are considered to be his most important works of fiction: “Schilten” (1979), “Martha Dubronski” (1984/85), “Deshima” (1986) and “L’assassina” (1990) starring Margaret Mazzantini, Massimo Popolizio and Elena Sofia Ricci.

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