Abendland

Abendland
Abendland
Directed by	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Written by	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Produced by	Nikolaus Geyrhalter; Markus Glaser; Michael Kitzberger; Wolfgang Widerhofer
Cinematography	Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Edited by	Wolfgang Widerhofer
Production; company	Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
Release date	March 22, 2011;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Austria
Language	Various

Abendland^[a] is a 2011 documentary film by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The documentary, which has only scenes at night, explores European obsession with technology and security. It was released in Austria and Germany in 2011 and in the United States in 2012.

Critical reception

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called Abendland a "visually precise and politically amorphous" portrait of an imagined community: "The overall impression is a vision of Europe as a mosaic, as an artful amalgam of perfectly framed, seemingly disconnected moments during a long shared night, give or take a time zone change or two."^[1] Nick Pinkerton, reviewing for The Village Voice, describes the documentary, "The film's principal subjects are the eurozone's service and security industries, showing a continent busy saving its citizens from themselves." Pinkerton compared Abendland to the works of other Austrian directors Ulrich Seidl and Michael Glawogger in how they show "under-the-hood images of the global economy’s workings".^[2]

Notes

^ The German word Abendland means "land of evening (Abend)", i.e., where the sun sets, the West or Occident, by extension Christendom.

References

^ Dargis, Manohla (July 26, 2012). "From the Dark, Illumination". The New York Times.
^ Pinkerton, Nick (July 25, 2012). "Abendland". The Village Voice.

External links

Abendland at IMDb

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[1] The German word Abendland means "land of evening (Abend)", i.e., where the sun sets, the West or Occident, by extension Christendom.

[2] Dargis, Manohla (July 26, 2012). "From the Dark, Illumination". The New York Times.

[3] Pinkerton, Nick (July 25, 2012). "Abendland". The Village Voice.

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