The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

2008

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Overview

An homage to Walter Benjamin and other time-traveling artists and expatriates that have inspired me, especially Chris Marker. Benjamin, fleeing from fascism in the 1930s, took refuge in Paris where Biblioteque Nacional became his home away from home. In this library, a sanctuary made of books, he eventually left a secret copy of much of what remains of his Arcades Project, Das Passagen-Werk. Much of the narration for the film came from a chance operation or literary cut-up exercise done with Patti Smith, using dictionary definitions of the word "passage" which I later edited and augmented with text of my own. --Jem Cohen

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 31, 2008
Status	Released
Language	EN

Cast

Patti Smith

Narrator

Key Crew

Jem Cohen

Director

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