''Videograms of a Revolution'' is a 1992
documentary film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...
compiled by
Harun Farocki
Harun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.
Early life and education
Farocki was born as Harun El Usman FaroqhiMargalit Fox (3 August 2014)''New York Times''. in Neutitschein, which is n ...
and
Andrei Ujică
Andrei Ujică (born 1951 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian screenwriter and director.
Life and work
Ujicǎ studied literature in Timișoara, Bucharest and Heidelberg. He moved to Germany in 1981. In 1990 he began making films. Together wi ...
from over 125 hours of amateur footage, news footage, and excerpts from the
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north o ...
TV studio overtaken by demonstrators as part of the December 1989
Romanian Revolution
The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred ...
.
In 2004 the
Austrian Film Museum selected the documentary as part of its ''
Die Utopie Film'' program for ''
The Best 100 in Film History'' list.
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References
Documentary films about revolutions
Works about the Romanian Revolution
1992 films
1992 documentary films
German documentary films
Documentary films about Romania
1990s German films
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