The Gaze of the Gorgon

1992

40m

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Overview

Film poem by Tony Harrison which takes the figure of the Gorgon as a metaphor for the "freedom-fixing politics" which have been responsible for so much conflict this century. It starts in 1992 Frankfurt where Harrison speaks through the mouth of the statue of the German Jewish poet Heinrich Heine. At Corfu in Greece he tells of the link between Heine, the Greek Gorgon and Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

BBC

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Quick Facts

Release Date	October 3, 1992
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Key Crew

Tony Harrison

Writer

Peter Symes

Director

Peter Salmon

Executive Producer

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