A Fleeting Passage to the Orient (1999)
- Original title
- Ein flüchtiger Zug nach dem Orient
- Directed by
- Ruth Beckermann
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows Ruth Beckermann as she retraces Empress Elisabeth of Austria's travels through Egypt. She films locations and people in modern-day Cairo and the desert while reflecting on the empress's refusal to be photographed. The film blends travelogue with a meditation on absence and imagination.
contemplativemeditativewistfulrestlessobservantatmosphericslow-pacedpersonal
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