(Der Engel der Geschichte)

Content: In 1921, German philosopher Walter Benjamin purchased a painting Angelus Novus by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. Benjamin admired it and described it in detail in his essay “Theses on the Philosophy of History.” The picture portrays a restless angel who tasted reality. For a moment the angel freezes as if observing the inevitable turns of history. German director Eric Esser filmed at the Spanish-French border, which used to be a place of smuggling routes. It is across this border Walter Benjamin once escaped from the Nazis too.

Countries:

Germany

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

11 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Eric Esser

Production companies:

MakeShiftMovies

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