Caspar David Friedrich – Grenzen der Zeit (1986)

Directed by

Peter Schamoni

Genre

documentary film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 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

The film is set just after the death of the painter Caspar David Friedrich. It shows how his family and friends remember him and his work.

contemplativesombermeditativecharacter-drivenquietretrospectivevisualslow-paced

What happens

Boundaries of Time: Caspar David Friedrich (German: Caspar David Friedrich. Grenzen der Zeit) is a 1986 West German film directed by Peter Schamoni. It is about the painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774 – 1840) and set immediately after his death, portraying him through his family and friends. It is described as a "documentary film with acted plot". It received the German Film Award for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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