Images of the World and the Inscription of War
MovieTitle | Bilder der Welt und Inschrift des Krieges |
User score | 6.5 |
Release date | Nov 13, 1991 |
Genre | Documentary, War |
Director | Harun Farocki |
Production country | Germany |
Production companies | Harun Farocki Filmproduktion |
Run time | 75 min. |
Farocki’s intriguing and troubling film explores the processes of visual perception and how they affect our understanding of history and society. In a work reminiscent of the writings of Paul Virilio and Michel Foucault, Farocki examines a range of phenomena including aerial reconnaissance photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp.