Brutality in Stone (1961)

Original title

Brutalität in Stein

Directed by

Peter Schamoni, Alexander Kluge

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany

Runtime

12 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This German documentary from 1961 shows images of Nazi-era architecture and monuments. It contrasts these stone structures with the voices and speeches of Adolf Hitler from rallies.

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What happens

Brutality in Stone (German: Brutalität in Stein) is a 1961 German documentary film directed by Alexander Kluge and Peter Schamoni. Produced at a time when German cinema preferred to forget the nation's Nazi past, the black and white film recalls the speeches and rallies of Adolf Hitler in a largely motionless setting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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