Task of the Translator, The
- Lynne Sachs |
- 2010 |
- 10 minutes |
- COLOR |
- SOUND
Rental Format(s): DVD / Digital File
Lynne Sachs pays homage to Walter Benjamin's essay "The Task of the Translator" through three studies of the human body. First, she listens to the musings of a wartime doctor grappling with the task of a kind-of cosmetic surgery for corpses. Second, she witnesses a group of Classics scholars confronted with the haunting yet whimsical task of translating a newspaper article on Iraqi burial rituals into Latin. And finally, she turns to a radio news report on human remains.
Premiere: Migrating Forms Film Festival, New York, NY
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