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The Death of Empedocles

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Original title

Der Tod des Empedokles oder Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt

Year

1987

Running time

132 min.

Country

Germany - West Germany (FRG)

Director

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Screenwriter

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Dietrich E. Sattler. Play: Friedrich Hölderlin

Cast

Cinematography

Renato Berta, Jean-Paul Toraille, Giovanni Canfarelli Modica

Producer

Co-production Germany - West Germany (FRG)-France;

Genre

Drama | Ancient Greece

Synopsis

German romantic playwright Friedrich Hölderlin's unfinished play Empedokles tells the story of the titular Greek philosopher and poet's exile and death by casting himself into an active volcano. Straub and Huillet stage the action of the film in rural Sicily, placing the actors in contrast with their lush surroundings. Filmed with the camera in almost complete stasis, the film emphasizes the beauty and poetics of Hölderlin's verse. Der Tod Des Empedokles finds the filmmaking couple exploring the possibilities of the natural and unnatural performing in unison onscreen.

Awards: 1987: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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The Death of Empedocles

1987

Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

7.3

(102)