In het Voetspoor van Athanasius Kirche (1974)

Directed by

Pieter Verhoeff

Genre

documentary film

Country

Netherlands

How it feels

This documentary follows members of the International Kircher Society as they travel to Rome in the footsteps of 17th century scholar Athanasius Kircher. It shows engravings from his books and explores his fantastical ideas.

educationalcontemplativenostalgicleisurelyintellectualhistoricalplayful

What happens

In het Voetspoor van Athanasius Kirche is in film út 1974 fan Fryske regisseur om utens Pieter Verhoeff (1938-2019). De film is in dokumintêre oer de 17e-iuwske wittenskipper en fantast Athanasius Kircher. Bûten bylden fan gravueres út syn boeken, toant de film twa Dutske wurdfierders fan it Ynternasjonale Kircher Genoatskip, dy’t yn de fuotspoaren fan Kircher nei Rome ôfreizgje. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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