MOVIE

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

Name: Tradition Is the Handing on of Fire and Not the Worship of Ashes
Director: Gustav Deutsch
Released: 1999-11-10

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.

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 turn… + more

Original Title

Tradition ist die Weitergabe des Feuers und nicht die Anbetung der Asche

Release Date

1999-11-10

Year

1999

Duration

Status

Released

Score

9.00

Production

Filmarchiv Austria

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