TORRE BELA | Cinema Restored - Black Box im Filmmuseum Düsseldorf

In the organizer's words:

TORRE BELA

P-LI-BRD 1975 - 111 min - OmU - digitalDCP - ab 18 - R/B: Thomas Harlan - K: Russell Parker

"Revolutionary states are often characterized by a vacancy : The old constitution no longer applies, a new one must first be written; the old masters have been driven out, the new form of government is still uncertain. In 1974 in Portugal the authoritarian government isreplacedin a bloodless coup by the left-wing 'movement of the armed forces' ." (Bert Rebhandl)

In the course of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution, farmers and employees occupy a duke's estate in April 1975 and attempt to take over the management of the land. The filmmaker Thomas Harlan and his cameraman Russell Parker accompany the process of expropriation and the search for a new revolutionary form of organization, creating a classic of left-wing political cinema. Harlan shows and breaks the boundaries of the documentary: Staging and document become blurred. The staging inherent in every documentary film is brought into focus here, and the manipulative nature of the documentary is addressed.

In a long restoration project, which began in collaboration with Thomas Harlan and only ended after his death, the Munich Film Museum was able to publish TORRE BELA from various materials, from 16mm, 35mm blow-up material and video beta material as a version that is close to the version intended by Harlan.

Introduction on 4.6.: Thomas Ochs (Filmmuseum)

Price information:

Admission 7 Euro - reduced 5 Euro - with Black Box Pass 4 Euro - ticket reservation Tel. 0211 - 8992232