Prisoners of War

Prisoners of War

64 mins | Documentary, War | Jan. 1, 1995

This haunting film comprises of footage shot during WWI from opposite sides of the conflict: Czarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian empire. The filmmakers tinted the material with sensual colors from sepia to red, blue, and purple and slowed the footage to analyze the material. The total absence of commentary renders the material eloquent and disturbing. - MoMA

Prisoners of War

64 mins | Documentary, War | Jan. 1, 1995

Prisoners of War
This haunting film comprises of footage shot during WWI from opposite sides of the conflict: Czarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian empire. The filmmakers tinted the material with sensual colors from sepia to red, blue, and purple and slowed the footage to analyze the material. The total absence of commentary renders the material eloquent and disturbing. - MoMA
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Original title Prigionieri della guerra
Directors Angela Ricci Lucchi, Yervant Gianikian
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