The Act of Thinking
1968, German. Directed by Ernst Schmidt Jr..
This is a portrait of Peter Weibel, and at the same time a reflection on the medium film. As Peter Weibel looks silently into the camera (and thus to the audience) his own difficult text on the subject "Nimm eine Handvoll Zelluloid" ("Take a handful of celluloid;" published as Werkstatt Blatt 3, ed. Gottfried Schlemmer) is heard in his own voice. Due to the complexity of human language and the imperfection of the human ear, this linguistic information can only be imperfectly communicated to the audience. A film about the difference between cinema and literature. (E.S.jr.)
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- 0h 3m
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- German
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- 7 March 1968
- Original title
- Denkakt
- Country
- Austria
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The Act of Thinking (1968) was directed by Ernst Schmidt Jr..