Film

From the Pole to the Equator

Dal Polo all'Equatore

The title Dal polo all'equatore was first used by the pioneering documentary maker, Luca Comerio, for a compilation film of 1925; it was used again by Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi for their film of 1985. Much of the original has been re-worked: the 'found footage' has been re-shot, slowed down, tinted, and re-edited with a sound track of minimalist composition. As a result, the exotica of colonial travel and sport take on new and sinister meanings. The acts of violence, especially those of hunting, recur in patterns that suggest visually that war is a logical development. A close examination of the work, starting with the opening sequence of a railway journey, explores the centrality of questions of memory and history to this remarkable and influential film.

Réalisation

Yervant Gianikian

Réalisation

Angela Ricci Lucchi

Musique

Keith Ullrich

Musique

Charles Anderson

Statut

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19/09/1987

Langue originale

Italien