The tragedy of the death of Empedocles, philosopher in Ancient Greece. Hölderlin’s work adapted to cinema by Straub and Huillet.Read More »
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Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub – Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt AKA The Death of Empedocles (1987)
Jean-Marie Straub1981-1990ArthouseDanièle HuilletGermanyPhilosophyPhilosophy on ScreenDer Tod des Empedokles oder Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänzt (1987) -
Danièle Huillet & Jean-Marie Straub – Der Tod des Empedokles (1987)
1981-1990AdventureDanièle Huillet and Jean-Marie StraubFrancePhilosophy
synopsis
Noted modernist German filmmakers Daniele Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub are behind this evocative minimalist retelling of the tragic story of Empedocles, a Greek philosopher and statesman who lived in the fourth century BC. To prove himself a god and therefore, immortal, Empedocles hurled himself into the burning caldera of Mount Etna and survived. There are four slightly different versions of the film available.
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