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The Angel of History
20190h 11m
In 1921, German philosopher Walter Benjamin purchased a painting Angelus Novus by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. Benjamin admired it and described it in detail in his essay “Theses on the Philosophy of History.” The picture portrays a restless angel who tasted reality. For a moment the angel freezes as if observing the inevitable turns of history. German director Eric Esser filmed at the Spanish-French border, which used to be a place of smuggling routes. It is across this border Walter Benjamin once escaped from the Nazis too.
- Director
- Eric Esser
- Writers
- Eric Esser
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Directing
- Eric EsserDirector
Writing
- Eric EsserScreenplay
- Evelyn RackCo-Writer
Editing
- Evelyn RackEditor
Sound
- Billie MindSound Recordist