Memory of a Conversation
(Erinnerung an ein Gespräch)
Erinnerung an ein Gespräch © DEFA-Stiftung
| Weiler, Kurt |
| Weiler, Kurt |
| Hanna Weiler |
| Rasche, Marion |
| Ritter, Renate |
| Hofmann, Rolf |
| Günter Sommer |
| Philipp, Horst |
| Kurth, Helga |
| DEFA Studio for Animation Films |
Synopsis
A conversation between King Pyrrhus and Cineas about their increasingly awful campaign for conquest is illustrated in the form of a collage animation film. When world domination has been won, the world will be a desert empty of humans - only Pyrrhus and Cineas remain. They ask themselves what they will do then.
Commentary
The actor Kurt Böwe narrates a haunting yet ironic conversation between the Greek King Pyrrhus of Epirus and his advisor Cineas. As collage assemblages of ancient ruins move across the screen, their conversation illuminates the ultimate futility of endless conquest. Legendary jazz musicuan Günter Sommer wrote the score for the film.
Awards
| 2011 | The Best of DEFA Animation, Special Film Program, Deutsches Institut für Animationsfilm, Dresden, Germany |
Press comments
“Memory of a Conversation cautions against the consequences of tyranny, which cannot last into perpetuity because it is always directed against the people and the tyrant eventually devours himself – he wins a Pyrrhic victory.” – Joachim Giera, Die Trick-Fabrik
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