The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

"Utopin blir bara bättre ju längre vi väntar på den" - Alexander Kluge och Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike

På svenska

Author

Summary, in English

This essay examines the film News from Ideological Antiquity (2008) by German filmmaker Alexander Kluge. Kluge has tried to fulfil the dream of Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein and make a film version of The Capital by Karl Marx. Kluge’s endeavour is discussed within the context of European left wing cinema, and the film analysis is intertwined with a mapping of the reception of the work in Europe and the US. News from Ideological Antiquity is interpreted as an experiment with new media, aesthetically as well as when it comes to production and distribution. The ambiguous position of the film as political statement is highlighted. One conclusion is that the open structure of the film offers a space for conclusions and thoughts by the spectator, in alignment with the dialectics of The Capital.

Department/s

Publishing year

2015

Language

Swedish

Pages

363-374

Publication/Series

Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift

Volume

117

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Fahlbeckska stiftelsen

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Keywords

  • Alexander Kluge
  • Sergei Eisnestein
  • experimental film

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0039-0747