The Course of Empire
The Course of Empire
2017, English. Directed by Michel Auder.
The Course of Empire is inspired by the eponymous series of paintings created by Thomas Cole from 1833 to 1836. A 'text film,' constructed from iPhone images of writings by James Baldwin, Donna J. Haraway, and Arthur Rimbaud, it also features excerpts from Alexander von Humboldt’s slave-trade opus Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799–1804.
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- 0h 20m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 7 June 2017
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The Course of Empire isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Course of Empire?
The Course of Empire (2017) was directed by Michel Auder.