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Farocki: A Frame for the No Longer Visible: Thomas Elsaesser in Conversation with Alexander Alberro
Thomas Elsaesser and Alexander Alberro
Alexander Alberro: When did you first meet Harun Farocki?
Thomas Elsaesser: In the summer of 1976, I spent time in Berlin researching a book on New German Cinema, interviewing as many filmmakers as I could, but also critics. I knew Farocki as a critic, from the articles he wrote for Filmkritik , but had not seen any of his films. If I remember right, I had an introduction through one of his fellow students from the days at the DFFB, Ingrid Oppermann. One sunny afternoon, I visited…
e-flux Journal
Posted: November 1, 2014
Category
Installation, Surveillance & Privacy, War & Conflict, Film
Subjects
Experimental Film