Tradition Is the Handing on of Fire and Not the Worship of Ashes

Tradition Is the Handing on of Fire and Not the Worship of Ashes

 

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0h 01m 1999 HD

The pictures are burning. A house is in flames for exactly one minute. Cinema under attack: An anonymous fragment from the early days of film is turned into a reflection on reproduction and reality as well as on destruction which takes place on two levels through Gustav Deutsch’s reworking of the material.

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  • Director: Gustav Deutsch
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  • Country: Austria

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