The Ister

A 3000km journey up the Danube river to the heart of Europe.
The Ister
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  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: November 17, 2009
  • Originally Released: 2004
  • Label: Icarus Films

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 128
Rating: 4/5 -- This uncompromisingly highbrow video essay voyages from the mouth of the Danube to the source, pausing en route for head-spinning detours into thickets of philosophy.
New York Times
Feb 9, 2006
Rating: B -- A very ambitious film that journeys up the Danube from its mouth to it's source('s), noting the history of places, people and thought along its 3,000 kilometer length. Full Review
Laramie Movie Scope
Jan 4, 2010
Rating: 2/4 -- A film about profound ideas deserved more imagination. Full Review
San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 15, 2006
The film, an ingeniously intuitive meta-travelogue, follows the Danube from its mouth in Romania to its source in the Black Forest.
Film Comment
Jan 1, 2010
The headiest, head-scratching-est, damnedest, most demanding movie opening this week in New York.
Village Voice
Oct 22, 2005
Rating: 3/4 -- Is it fair to say that the language of philosophy is more or less writ in the manner of Final Jeopardy? Full Review
Slant Magazine
Feb 9, 2006
Rating: 3/4 -- At over three hours, The Ister is challenging -- and then some. But what's wrong with challenging?
New York Post
Feb 14, 2006

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  • Sales Rank: 107,297
  • UPC: 854565001169
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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