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From the Pole to the Equator

1987-09-19
6.4
it 96m
Documentary
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.

Director

Yervant Gianikian

Director

Angela Ricci Lucchi

Original Music Composer

Keith Ullrich

Original Music Composer

Charles Anderson

Producer

Yervant Gianikian

Producer

Angela Ricci Lucchi

woman director

Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany
  • Italy

Companies

  • Gianikian-Ricci Lucchi
  • ZDF