Story of Night (1979)
Story of Night (1979)
Plot.
It’s a black-and-white record of European cities in the dark (2-5am), from Basle to Belfast. Quiet, and meditative, what emerges most strongly is an eerie sense of city landscapes as deserted film sets, in which the desolate architecture overwhelms any sense of reality. The only reassurance that we are not in some endless machine-Metropolis is the shadow of daytime activity: a juggernaut plunging through a darkened village, a plague of small birds in the predawn light. The whole thing is underscored by a beautiful ‘composed’ soundtrack, from quietly humming streetlights to reggae and the rumble of armoured cars in Belfast. A strange and remarkable combination of dream, documentary and science-fiction.
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Cast & Crew.
Clemens Klopfenstein
Director / Writer / Editor / Cinematography / Production Manager
Hugo Sigrist
Editor
Serena Kiefer
Editor
Serena Kiefer
Writer
Verena Brunner
Production Manager / Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 30, 1979
Original NameGeschichte der Nacht
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 1m
Genres
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