Eureka

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Eureka (1974)

Directed by Ernie Gehr

Documentary · 38m

"This is a film that not only documents a place in time, but a modern spatial vision, a look and technology that makes this street the sort of place it is. And here in this preserved piece of history, one also sees the chemical dance of film grain that makes up the material of Gehr’s own History. We do not simply see Market Street circa 1902, but a film of Market Street, and it is as fascinating as the site itself. Film may in some sense exist indifferent to emotions, objects, beings, or ideas. But early in his work Gehr realized that film, even conceived as a thing in itself, can never exist outside of history. The very dance of grain on the screen acquires a history of its production, its screenings, its viewings. History is the place no place can avoid.” - Tom Gunning

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Crew

Director
Ernie Gehr

Details

Release date
1974-01-02
Runtime
38m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America