Jean Speck (1860-1933) (2012)
Overview
Little is known of Jean Speck (1860-1933) beyond the fact that he opened Zurich’s first cinema. Rouzbeh Rashidi and Jann Clavadetscher consider the flittering black and white ghosts and shadows that he left in his wake in their phantasmagorical experimental feature film. This journey through a cinematic night probes the very essence of the cinematic image.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Jann Clavadetscher
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Jann Clavadetscher
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Rouzbeh Rashidi
Jann Clavadetscher
Jann Clavadetscher
Jann Clavadetscher
Rouzbeh Rashidi
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