From the Pole to the Equator

Synopsis

Uses footage shot in 1910 by Italian cinematographer Luca Comerio (1894-1949) and reworks it into a montage of hand-tinted black-and-white images of exotic people and places, set to a minimalist musical score by Keith Ullrich and Charles Anderson. The result uses differing film speeds and is is a dream-like journey through scenes of Arctic whalers, missionary schools, Tibetan monks, Cossack horsemen and big-game hunters in Africa, and to modern eyes a damning account of colonial domination.

Language

English

Country

Italy

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w (tinted). silent (with music soundtrack). 80 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

documentary films; experimental film & video; silent films

Credits

Director

Angela Ricci Lucchi; Yervant Gianikian

Producer

Yervant Gianikian

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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