Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Original format
35mm
Color
col. and b&w
Color system
PAL
Languages
Spoken:
German
Subtitles:
English UK
, French
Availability
Collection
In this "film essay," director Alexander Kluge handles two different stories with both fictional and documentary aspects. In one story, a foster parent cares for a traumatized young girl who is now an orphan after witnessing a car crash that killed both her parents. After the foster-parent does the right thing and takes the girl to her aunt - her court-appointed guardian - she is shocked to see that neither the wealthy aunt nor her servants are very interested in the girl. An unusual decision follows. In the other story, a director goes blind in the middle of a film project but has to be kept on because of his contract. This situation leads to some philosophizing on the nature of film and art in the modern world. (source: www.answers.com)