Die Vergangenen Zukünfte

A political and poetic reflection on the nature and effects of revolutions. An exemplary starting point for this essaystic film is the March Revolution of 1848 in Vienna. What remains of a revolution? When is it considered to have failed and when and how are its achievements manifested? - The film combines historical struggles with today's forms of resistance and reflects on how the practice of collective memory inscribes itself in the present of a city and the actions of its residents. In view of current political developments, the film asks following Walter Benjamin: Do we have to protect the achievements of the past from the present?

Country:

Austria

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

2021

Director:

Johannes Gierlinger

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Company:

Subobscura Films AT

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