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Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit poster
GERMANY · 1985

Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit

Alexander Kluge
social displacement existential crisis temporal fragmentation human obsolescence modernist alienation
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Synopsis

A poignant film essay about 'superfluous people' facing up to a moment of crisis in their lives.

Year1985
CountryGermany
DirectorAlexander Kluge
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