Chamisso’s Shadow

Name: Chamisso’s Shadow
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-02-12
Duration: 12 h
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Hanns Zischler, Burghart Klaußner, Thomas Thieme, Ulrike Ottinger

2016

12h

Documentary

Director: Ulrike Ottinger

Writer: Ulrike Ottinger

Overview

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.