The Expression of Hands

The Expression of Hands (1997)

Der Ausdruck der Hände

Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).

Date of release
1997-09-07
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
30m
Director
Harun Farocki

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