Caravan of Words

Overview

The two-part film by Hartmut Bitomsky is an "essay film with a plot." It revolves around the transportation of books that are meant to go from Munich to Cologne. It's about reading the right texts, deciphering secret messages, the violence that emanates from books and sometimes doesn't return. At the same time, it's about cinematic storytelling; suspense arises where it doesn't belong and gets resolved when no one expects it. (Subtitle of Part 1: "Wandering Plot," Part 2: "At the Inferno of Silence")

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 31, 1977

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Director

Hartmut Bitomsky

Cinematography

Axel Block,Melanie Walz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0362796