Underplayed Gems

Invisible Days, or the Legend of the White Crocodile (1991)

Invisible Days, or the Legend of the White Crocodile poster
Original title
Unsichtbare Tage oder Die Legende von den weißen Krokodilen
Directed by
Eva Hiller
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary essay that captures city life at night. It focuses on the technical infrastructure and the solitude of people in a large German city.

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What happens

Unsichtbare Tage oder Die Legende von den weißen Krokodilen ist ein deutscher dokumentarischer Essayfilm von Eva Hiller aus dem Jahr 1991. Hiller ist auch Drehbuchautorin und Produzentin. Der Film zeigt das nächtliche Leben in der Großstadt. Im Zentrum stehen die technische Infrastruktur und die Einsamkeit der Menschen. Uraufgeführt wurde der Film im Oktober 1991 auf den 25. Internationalen Hofer Filmtagen. Auf der Berlinale 2024 erschien er in der Reihe „Retrospektive“ erstmals in einer digital restaurierten Fassung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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