In 1921, German philosopher Walter Benjamin purchased a painting Angelus Novus by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. Benjamin admired it and described it in detail in his essay “Theses on the Philosophy of History.” The picture portrays a restless angel who tasted reality. For a moment the angel freezes as if observing the inevitable turns of history. German director Eric Esser filmed at the Spanish-French border, which used to be a place of smuggling routes. It is across this border Walter Benjamin once escaped from the Nazis too.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MakeShiftMovies
Links
Top Crew
Eric Esser · Director, Screenplay
Evelyn Rack · Editor
Reviews
Loading reviews…
More Like This
Anselm
12 Oct 2023
McQueen
08 Jun 2018
A Toxic Love Story
22 Jul 2026
Maternal Instinct
11 Jun 2026
To Kill a Tiger
20 Oct 2023
Seduced and Abandoned
20 May 2013
28 Up
20 Nov 1984
My Mom Jayne
20 Jun 2025
The Final: Attack on Wembley
07 May 2024
Come See Me in the Good Light
14 Nov 2025
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
13 Dec 2022
Hell House
12 Sep 2001
Report
01 Jan 1967
Dawg Fight
13 Mar 2015
Love, Antosha
02 Aug 2019
Seven Up!
05 May 1964
35 Up
29 Aug 1991
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
12 Sep 2019
Salesman
17 Apr 1969
Voyeur
04 Oct 2017