Passages (1996)
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 “Hotel Edison” and “Radio City” remind one of the origins of this form of appropriation of the world, of the time of great expeditions, of Benjamin‘s shop-windows and passages, and of the time when technical apparatus and means of transportation fundamentally altered the perceptions of modern man.
Director: Lisl Ponger
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 12 min
Release Date: July 21, 1996
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Country: Austria
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Passages about?
- 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 “Hotel Edison” and “Radio City” remind one of the origins of this form of appropriation of the world, of the time of great expeditions, of Benjamin‘s shop-windows and passages, and of the time when technical apparatus and means of transportation fundamentally altered the perceptions of modern man.
- Who directed Passages?
- Passages was directed by Lisl Ponger.
- Who stars in Passages?
- Passages stars Adi Sitzmann, Le Dinhan, Ornella Goria.
- How long is Passages?
- Passages has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).
- What genre is Passages?
- Passages is a Documentary film.
- Where was Passages produced?
- Passages was produced in Austria.