Desire that Rules the World
Desire that Rules the World
1998, German. Directed by Alexander Kluge.
There is no objectivity beyond desire. That is the main clause of the ancient poet Ovid ("Metamorphoses"). The creator of the twentieth-century novel, Marcel Proust, states the same thing: All public occurrences dissolve into love stories upon closer examination.
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- 0h 14m
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- German
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- 13 December 1998
- Original title
- Begehren, das die Welt regiert
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Who directed Desire that Rules the World?
Desire that Rules the World (1998) was directed by Alexander Kluge.