Underplayed Gems

Geschichte der Nacht (1979)

Geschichte der Nacht poster
Directed by
Clemens Klopfenstein
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 03m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film pieces together nighttime footage shot in various European cities. There is no dialogue or story, only the recorded sounds and a musical score.

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What happens

Geschichte der Nacht (internationaler Titel The Story of Night) ist ein Experimentalfilm des Schweizer Regisseurs Clemens Klopfenstein aus dem Jahr 1979. Der Film entstand ohne Schauspieler oder Handlung aus assoziativ montierten Nachtaufnahmen in europäischen Städten. Er wird auch als Dokumentarfilm bezeichnet, wobei die gezeigten Bilder im Film, dessen Tonspur neben dem Originalton der Aufnahmen nur aus Musik besteht, jedoch nicht kommentiert werden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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