Palm Springs Cultural Center honors late Udo Kier, beloved actor and Palm Springs resident
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs Cultural Center is honoring Udo Kier, the legendary German actor and cult film icon, who died at 81 in November.
The tribute begins with a curated pre-show at 5 p.m. highlighting Kier’s artistic journey through film clips and archival moments.
Organizers said the pre-show traces the many personas that made Kier one of the industry’s most orginal actors.
At 6 p.m. the program continues with live remarks and dedications from friends, collaborators and admirers who knew Kier.
Afterwards, a screening of "Swan Song" will play — Kier's tender, funny and deeply moving late career piece that organizers said serves as a fitting farewell to an artist who spent decades redefining what it meant to live boldly on screen.
From European art films to Hollywood genre classics — Kier moved effortlessly between worlds never losing his edge or humor.
Kier also collaborated with other directors like Andy Warhol and Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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