Passages
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Sinopsis
Lisl Ponger creates an imaginary map of the twentieth century on which the stories of emigration are engraved like well-worn tracks of occidental memory. The pictures, made by observant tourists, are revealed, in their tensile relationship to the soundtrack, as a post-colonial journey. A journey through exactly those countries which long ago have been shrunk together in space and time. Finally the wonderful neon signs of the âHotel Edisonâ and âRadio Cityâ remind one of the origins of this form of appropriation of the world, of the time of great expeditions, of Benjaminâs shop-windows and passages, and of the time when technical apparatus and means of transportation fundamentally altered the perceptions of modern man.
Sinopsis
Lisl Ponger creates an imaginary map of the twentieth century on which the stories of emigration are engraved like well-worn tracks of occidental memory. The pictures, made by observant tourists, are revealed, in their tensile relationship to the soundtrack, as a post-colonial journey. A journey through exactly those countries which long ago have been shrunk together in space and time. Finally the wonderful neon signs of the âHotel Edisonâ and âRadio Cityâ remind one of the origins of this form of appropriation of the world, of the time of great expeditions, of Benjaminâs shop-windows and passages, and of the time when technical apparatus and means of transportation fundamentally altered the perceptions of modern man.
Editor's Take
From start to finish, 'Passages' is a captivating experience. The compelling performances and masterful direction make it an instant classic.