Movie

Chamisso’s Shadow

★ 6.3/10 · 3 votes 2016 12h 0m Released

Documentary

A three-chapter 720-minute cinematic exploration inspired by historical explorers like Adelbert von Chamisso. The film intertwines past and present travel experiences, using readings and visual materials to explore themes of cultural knowledge loss and change, drawing parallels to Chamisso’s “Wondrous Story” of Schlemihl and his shadow.

Cast

Hanns Zischler Adelbert von Chamisso (voi Burghart Klaußner Georg Wilhelm Steller (voi Thomas Thieme Captain James Cook (voice) Ulrike Ottinger Herself (voice)