Passages
Passagen
Synopsis
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.
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- Lisl Ponger
- Screenplay & Story
- Lisl Ponger
- Original Title
- Passagen
- Country of Origin
- Austria
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 12m
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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?
The principal cast of Passages includes Adi Sitzmann, Le Dinhan, Ornella Goria.
When was Passages released and how long is it?
Passages was released in 1996 with a total runtime of 12m.