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Incidence of Catastrophe (1988)

Incidence of Catastrophe poster
Directed by
Gary Hill
Genre
experimental film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
44 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This experimental film follows a character whose defenses against meaninglessness break down. It shows his gradual dissolution as a person until language itself disappears.

meditativebleakslow-burncerebralunsettlingabstractminimalistexistential

What happens

Incidence of Catastrophe er en eksperimentalfilm instrueret af Gary Hill efter manuskript af Gary Hill. Videoen bygger på et litterært forlæg, nemlig »Thomas l'Obscure« af den franske forfatter og filosof Maurice Blanchot. Teksten såvel som videoen handler om en grundlæggende meningsløshed eller intethed i familie med døden, som ligger og lurer under de daglige gøremål. I videoen ser vi de spinkle menneskelige forsvarsværker bryde sammen for hovedpersonen (spillet af Gary Hill selv), og vi følger hans gradvise opløsning som menneske indtil det punkt, hvor selv sproget forsvinder. En klassiker inden for videokunsten. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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