Pentecost (1989)

Pentecost (1989) poster

Walking a thematic tightrope, Norbert Meissner here puts media technology to the test. The universal event of pentecost is the moment of the highest realization: technologically, the moment of all possibilities, i.e. white noise and snow. The text spoken by a TV announcer tries to create a hierarchy, but it is constantly disturbed, subverted, and displaced by electronic image distortions and fade-ins and fade-outs of multilingual versions of the text and of signal terms in various alphabets. A work to be read with differentiation on truth, sublimity, and the media.

Director: Heiner Goebbels, Norbert Meissner
Runtime: 7 min
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Country: Germany
Language: English, Français, Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Heiner Goebbels, Norbert Meissner

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pentecost about?
Walking a thematic tightrope, Norbert Meissner here puts media technology to the test. The universal event of pentecost is the moment of the highest realization: technologically, the moment of all possibilities, i.e. white noise and snow. The text spoken by a TV announcer tries to create a hierarchy, but it is constantly disturbed, subverted, and displaced by electronic image distortions and fade-ins and fade-outs of multilingual versions of the text and of signal terms in various alphabets. A work to be read with differentiation on truth, sublimity, and the media.
Who directed Pentecost?
Pentecost was directed by Heiner Goebbels, Norbert Meissner.
Who stars in Pentecost?
Pentecost stars Dorothea Strauss.
How long is Pentecost?
Pentecost has a runtime of 7m (7 minutes).
Where was Pentecost produced?
Pentecost was produced in Germany.