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Released
1999 · FILM

The Arrival

Runtime
3 min
Language
DE
Drama

Synopsis

The first film in Peter Tscherkassky's Cinemascope trilogy is a fragmented visual experience, marked by images that pulse with chaotic rhythm as they compete with white margins for space within his composition. Mirrored frames are divided by these white edges, attempting to reassemble like the opposing ends of a magnet. A train approaches a station and collides with itself, creating a moment of white-hot, blistering chaos.

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Director of Photography

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Principal cast & crew: 1

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Peter Tscherkassky

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