From the Pole to the Equator
- Documentary
Overview
The title Dal polo all'equatore was first used by the pioneering documentary maker, Luca Comerio, for a compilation film of 1925; it was used again by Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi for their film of 1985. Much of the original has been re-worked: the 'found footage' has been re-shot, slowed down, tinted, and re-edited with a sound track of minimalist composition. As a result, the exotica of colonial travel and sport take on new and sinister meanings. The acts of violence, especially those of hunting, recur in patterns that suggest visually that war is a logical development. A close examination of the work, starting with the opening sequence of a railway journey, explores the centrality of questions of memory and history to this remarkable and influential film.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 19, 1987
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Germany, Italy
- Production
- ZDF,Gianikian-Ricci Lucchi
- Director
- Angela Ricci Lucchi,Yervant Gianikian
- Producer
- Angela Ricci Lucchi,Yervant Gianikian
- Cinematography
- Luca Comerio
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0092817