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
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.
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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