Shortfilms

L' Aquarium et la nation (OmdU)

Jean-Marie Straub
CH, FRA 2015
31 min
V'15

A film in three parts: An aquarium, a man sitting at a table reading various text passages, and a sequence from Jean Renoir’s film LA MARSEILLAISE. This is all from a film by Jean-Marie Straub – about fate, the soul and the cosmos, about the evident nature in which man lives, just like in the aquarium surrounding him. And finally, there’s the nation as a symbol for the community of free people. A Straub film represents a gift that isn’t based on exchange, but rather the opposite of communication. And what could be more beautiful and liberating in life?

Credits
  • Jean-Marie Straub
  • Christophe Clavert
Belva Film, Andolfi

Belva FIlm

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