Die gekreuzigt werden
The remains of a propaganda film against anti-Semitism. We know the story well enough to fill in the gaps. An extra dimension of analogue allure comes courtesy of the emulsion’s deterioration. Time lends this work a modernity it never had in this shape and tone. Inou Ki Endo’s music congenially adds more.
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The Better Way Back to the Soil
A cinematographically minimalist prose poem crafted using nothing but the titles of movies that are lost. A reverie supreme.
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Âmes de fous
A few scenes and photos is all that remains of the film Âmes de fou. What might it have been? This performance reconstruction offers one sple
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Mixed Nuts
An early Stan Laurel comedy made using material from two other films – one of which is now considered lost. A true treat in many ways.
Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 1919
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 28"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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