About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright(1975)
Telekritik zu: The Song of Ceylon
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright Synopsis
Song of Ceylon was commissioned for the short-lived German TV-series Telekritik and broadcasted in 1975. In Telekritik documentary approaches were analysed and made available for a critique of contemporary TV, its aesthetics and modes of production. Other authors for the series include Hartmut Bitomsky, Rainer Gansera and Klaus Wildenhahn.In the 30-minute movie, Farocki shows and comments on excerpts from the film Song of Ceylon by Basil Wright (and a short segment of Eisenstein's Mexico-fragments). Farocki's voice-over describes part of the movie, focussing on details and montage. He also uses didactic and descriptive drawings and intertitles to confront the classic documentary and its stylistic approaches with contemporary TV.
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright (1975) is a documentary film directed by Harun Farocki, released on October 7, 1975 with a runtime of 30m. It stars Harun Farocki.
- Director:
- Harun Farocki
- Writers:
- Harun Farocki
- Production:
- WDR
- Status:
- Released
About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Harun Farocki, written by Harun Farocki.
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The main cast of About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright (1975) includes Harun Farocki. The film was directed by Harun Farocki. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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About ‘Song of Ceylon’ by Basil Wright was released on October 7, 1975 and runs for 30m.