The Angel of History
In 1921, German philosopher Walter Benjamin purchased a painting Angelus Novus by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee.” 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.
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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.
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- Release date
- Oct 9, 2019
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- 0h 11m
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- Language
- German
- Country
- Germany
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