From the Pole to the Equator
19871h 36m6.5
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Germany
About
The title Dal polo all'equatore was first used by the pioneering documentary maker, Luca Comerio, for a compilation film of 1925; it was used again by Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi for their film of 1985. Much of the original has been re-worked: the 'found footage' has been re-shot, slowed down, tinted, and re-edited with a sound track of minimalist composition. As a result, the exotica of colonial travel and sport take on new and sinister meanings. The acts of violence, especially those of hunting, recur in patterns that suggest visually that war is a logical development. A close examination of the work, starting with the opening sequence of a railway journey, explores the centrality of questions of memory and history to this remarkable and influential film.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Sep 19, 1987
- Studio
- Gianikian-Ricci Lucchi, ZDF
Cast
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