Panoramas of War
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Panoramas of War

6.3 / 10 2018 52mNR French
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

The end of the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) saw the birth of the panoramas of war, huge circular paintings depicting scenes of war, cruelty and desolation that were contemplated by thousands of spectators, a kind of inmersive static newsreels, a mass media prior to the era of mass media, a virtual reality on canvas.

Cast & Crew

FW

Florian Wormser

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead
YA

Yadegar Asisi

Self - Artist

AM

Adrien Moser

Self - Art Collector

DB

Dominik Bartmann

Self - Art Historian

JK

Jean-Pierre Klein

Self - Researcher

FR

François Robichon

Self - Art Historian

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rüdiger Mörsdorf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Panoramas of War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker