

An installation film that consists of a six-hour-long monologue performed by Edith Clever, who reads texts by Syberberg and many different authors, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist, Plato, Friedrich Hölderlin, Novalis, Friedrich Nietzsche, Eduard Mörike, Richard Wagner, William Shakespeare, Samuel Beckett, and Chief Seattle.

Edith Clever
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Lead“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hans-Jürgen Syberberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”