Release Date
07 Sep, 1997
Runtime
00:30: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).
Original Title
Der Ausdruck der Hände
Photos
Harun Farocki
