The Antiquities of Rome

The Antiquities of Rome

fr
PG-13

7.2

November 1989

Documentary

Rousseau's first full-length feature, and one of the best documentaries/experimental films of the past few decades, sprung equally from Robert Bresson, Michael Snow, and Jean-Marie Straub (who has called Rousseau one of the three best working artists in modern Europe). Again hard places played against drifting sounds from unseen sites beyond the image; the images and sounds, repeated, become inflections of each other. But this time there are historical inflections; Rousseau's film, like Straub's, takes place in a sort of meta-history as characters and ancient sites each become products of outside light and shadow.

Runtime:

1 hour 45 minutes

Status:

Released

Original Language:

fr

Budget:

N/A

Revenue:

N/A

Cast