Farocki’s intriguing and troubling film explores the processes of visual perception and how they affect our understanding of history and society. In a work reminiscent of the writings of Paul Virilio and Michel Foucault, Farocki examines a range of phenomena including aerial reconnaissance photos of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
An account of the troubled life of Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy of German origin who played a decisive role in the outcome of World War II.
With his innovative paintings, sculpture and drawings, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner became an iconic figure among the many talented European artists in the beginning of the 20th century. He had many admirers, but also made enemies in the Third Reich, who considered his work subversive and unacceptable. Marginalized by the Nazi government, he committed suicide in 1938. This documentary charts his rise and fall and examines his legacy.
