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Congregation

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Abstract

Congregation is a short film made up, as in the work of Dieter Roth, from images of the fronts of houses in Iceland. The houses are filmed in a crepuscular light; at twilight or just after dawn. These simple images are combined with the sound of a local folk songs sung by men and women. On top of these elements is the sound of a clearly spoken narrative, again voiced by a man and a woman, both part of a shared ‘church’. Their dialogue refers obliquely to an overwhelming, mysterious, cathartic, communal event: perhaps a non-religious spiritual experience.


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Author(s): Becker P, Maier J

Publication type: Digital or Visual Media

Publication status: Published

Year: 2017

Edition: 1

Number: 1

Extent of Work: 6'23 min

Contents: 6’23 min, Colour, Digital

Publisher: Sharone Lifschitz (curator)

Place Published: Close-Up Cinema, London

Format: Colour, Digital

Performers(s): Achaintre, C

Cast: Caroline Achaintre, Johannes Maier

URL: http://www.closeupfilmcentre.com/film_programmes/2018/emplacing/


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