Peter Kubelka

* 1934, Austria

Born 1934 in Vienna. Upbringing in Taufkirchen, an Upper Austrian farming village.
1941 A mobile cinema comes to the village and leaves a lasting impression.
1944-1947 Member of the Vienna Boys Choir.
As of 1949 hitchhikes through most of Europe. Acquires several languages. Interest in music, literature, philosophy, ethnology; commences long process of liberation from religious indoctrination.
1949-1967 Competitive sports: track and field, judo.
1951 While still in high school decides to pursue filmmaking as a profession.
1952-1956 Studies film in Vienna and Rome.
1955 The rejection of his first film Mosaik im Vertrauen (Mosaic in Confidence) by the film...