The Angel of History

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 9, 2019

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

MakeShiftMovies

Director

Eric Esser

Writer

Evelyn Rack,Eric Esser

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7217544