Die Vergangenen Zukünfte

2021 98 min

Overview

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?

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Austria

Spoken Languages

German de

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Cast

Crew

Johannes Gierlinger

Director

Frank Rottmann

Music

Johannes Gierlinger

Writer

Backdrops

Posters

External Links

Official Website