The Ister
A 3000km journey up the Danube river to the heart of Europe.
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 17, 2009
- Originally Released: 2004
- Label: Icarus Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Hans-Jurgen Syberberg | |
Directed by | Daniel Ross & David Barison |
Entertainment Reviews:
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
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.
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Laramie Movie Scope
Rating: 2/4 --
A film about profound ideas deserved more imagination.
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San Francisco Chronicle
The film, an ingeniously intuitive meta-travelogue, follows the Danube from its mouth in Romania to its source in the Black Forest.
Film Comment
The headiest, head-scratching-est, damnedest, most demanding movie opening this week in New York.
Village Voice
Rating: 3/4 --
Is it fair to say that the language of philosophy is more or less writ in the manner of Final Jeopardy?
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Slant Magazine
Rating: 3/4 --
At over three hours, The Ister is challenging -- and then some. But what's wrong with challenging?
New York Post
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 107,297
- UPC: 854565001169
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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