Film Presentation Talk
Austrian Film Museum
© Amos Gitaï / Agav Films
The exhibition "G*d. Reflectins between Heaven and Earth", which can be seen at the Jewish Museum Vienna until October 5, deals with a concept of something or someone of which most people have very different and distinct ideas. If for some He/She/It is "the origin of all being" and the moral authority according to which they act, for others He/She/It is a "great illusion", an invention that man has made in order to have an orientation in the face of the incomprehensibility of human existence. The question of whether (a) God created man or (b) man created God has always divided opinion. One thing is certain, however: the phenomenon of God has moved mankind since its beginnings. This event is intended to stimulate a discussion based on Amos Gitaï's contribution to the omnibus film "Words with God".
Amos Gitaï's 13-minute contribution to “Words with Gods” consists of a long take in which verses from the eponymous Book of Amos are recited as part of the Hebrew Bible. While the protagonists recite visionary texts, soldiers fight in the background, cars burn and finally a heavy downpour falls on the steadfast prophets in modern clothing. Amos Gitai: “Culture only takes on meaning in the deeper sense of the word when it expresses criticism.”
"Words with Gods / Book of Amos"
Amos Gitaï, US/MX 2014 B: Amos Gitaï K: Giora Bejach S: Isabelle Ingold M: Tali Weisman D: Yael Abecassis, Zohar Shtrauss, Eran Sabag, Sarai Givaty. DCP, Farbe, 13 min. Englisch
Amos Gitaï, US/MX 2014 B: Amos Gitaï K: Giora Bejach S: Isabelle Ingold M: Tali Weisman D: Yael Abecassis, Zohar Shtrauss, Eran Sabag, Sarai Givaty. DCP, Farbe, 13 min. Englisch
Followed by a discussion with Amos Gitaï and the exhibition curators of the Jewish Museum Vienna, Daniela Schmid and Domagoj Akrap.
The event will be held in English.
In cooperation with the Austrian Film Museum.
Tickets:
€ 5,50 (members of the Filmmuseum Wien)
€ 10,50 (without membership)
Tickets can be purchased at the box office of the Filmmuseum and online (with or without registration) via the schedule or the event pages. By registering at My Film Museum, you can also use the benefits of your membership (tickets at the discounted membership price, blocks of ten) online.
