white city (1994)
This elegiac audio-visual poem narrates grief in esoteric vignettes, like lost reels from an occult early cinema. Inspired by and named after the final line in Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem Lament, white city mourns a personal loss during the AIDS pandemic. This grieving process takes on something more private and existential, across mysterious scenes in New York City and the Arizona desert.
Director: Cathy Lee Crane
Runtime: 11 min
Release Date: January 1, 1994
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Country: United States of America
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Cathy Lee Crane
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is white city about?
- This elegiac audio-visual poem narrates grief in esoteric vignettes, like lost reels from an occult early cinema. Inspired by and named after the final line in Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem Lament, white city mourns a personal loss during the AIDS pandemic. This grieving process takes on something more private and existential, across mysterious scenes in New York City and the Arizona desert.
- Who directed white city?
- white city was directed by Cathy Lee Crane.
- Who stars in white city?
- white city stars Cathy Lee Crane, Drew Lynch.
- How long is white city?
- white city has a runtime of 11m (11 minutes).
- Where was white city produced?
- white city was produced in United States of America.