Abendland

Abendland[lower-alpha 1] is a 2011 documentary film by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The documentary, which has only scenes at night, explores European obsession with technology and security. It was released in Austria and Germany in 2011 and in the United States in 2012.

Abendland
Directed byNikolaus Geyrhalter
Produced byNikolaus Geyrhalter
Markus Glaser
Michael Kitzberger
Wolfgang Widerhofer
Written byNikolaus Geyrhalter
CinematographyNikolaus Geyrhalter
Edited byWolfgang Widerhofer
Production
company
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
Release date
  • March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageVarious

Critical reception

Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called Abendland a "visually precise and politically amorphous" portrait of an imagined community: "The overall impression is a vision of Europe as a mosaic, as an artful amalgam of perfectly framed, seemingly disconnected moments during a long shared night, give or take a time zone change or two."[1] Nick Pinkerton, reviewing for The Village Voice, describes the documentary, "The film's principal subjects are the eurozone's service and security industries, showing a continent busy saving its citizens from themselves." Pinkerton compared Abendland to the works of other Austrian directors Ulrich Seidl and Michael Glawogger in how they show "under-the-hood images of the global economy’s workings".[2]

Notes
  1. The German word Abendland means "land of evening (Abend)", i.e., where the sun sets, the West or Occident, by extension Christendom.
gollark: We can just force gibson to transfer ownership if he turns out worse somehow.
gollark: Use no pronouns. Do not refer to the entity.
gollark: Project OBLIGATING ATLASES, presumably.
gollark: I am a GREAT staff.
gollark: Don't you sleep sometimes?

References
  1. Dargis, Manohla (July 26, 2012). "From the Dark, Illumination". The New York Times.
  2. Pinkerton, Nick (July 25, 2012). "Abendland". The Village Voice.


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