Chamisso’s Shadow
6.3/ 10 3 votes 2016-02-12 12h 0m 0 popularity
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.
Director: Ulrike Ottinger
Hanns Zischler
Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
Burghart Klaußner
Georg Wilhelm Steller (voice)
Thomas Thieme
Captain James Cook (voice)
Ulrike Ottinger
Herself (voice)