In Consideration of Pompeii

Overview

Since the age of 17/18, I've been haunted by the catastrophe of Pompeii – beginning with photographs (sold as pornography in high school) of the mummified lovers caught in coitus and preserved by the volcanic ash, revivified by many ghostly photographic books, but especially illuminated by Donald Sutherland's accounts and images from first hand experience of the ruins. Finally my homage in three parts: "The Flowers of Pompeii," "Ashen Snow," and "Angelus." (Note: the first section is actually entitled "The Sexual Partners of Pompeii.")

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1995

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Director

Stan Brakhage

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0280765