The Expression of Hands
1997, German. Directed by Harun Farocki.
Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).
- Runtime
- 0h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 7 September 1997
- Original title
- Der Ausdruck der Hände
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Jörg Becker, Harun Farocki
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The Expression of Hands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 September 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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The Expression of Hands (1997) was directed by Harun Farocki and stars Harun Farocki.