Who Killed Walter Benjamin… [2005]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_10000441
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Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
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Language
Spanish; Castilian English Italian Portuguese
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Published
Spain : Milagros Producciones, 2005.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (73 min.)
Contents Summary
In September 1940, after seven years of exile, Walter Benjamin crosses the Pyrenees in a desperate attempt to escape the Nazis. According to the official version, Walter Benjamin did make it across the French-Spanish border successfully. But when he arrived in the Catalan town of Portbou, a sudden change in legislation impeded his entry into Spain and he was obliged to spend the night at a local hotel under the close vigilance of three guards, whose orders were to deport him the following morning. In utter despair, Benjamin took his own life, swallowing an overdose of morphine. The local doctor, however, declared it a natural death and Benjamin was given a Catholic burial in the municipal cemetery, under a wrong name. Did the doctor conceal some hidden cause of Benjamin´s death? Was there really a change of legislation? Was Walter Benjamin aware that Portbou was a pro-Franco town virtually occupied by the Nazis? This film reaches for answers among the suspicious circumstances of his death.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2297 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Who Killed Walter Benjamin… [2005]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_10000441
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Director/Creator
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Original Title
Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
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Language
Spanish; Castilian English Italian Portuguese
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Published
Spain : Milagros Producciones, 2005.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (73 min.)
Contents Summary
In September 1940, after seven years of exile, Walter Benjamin crosses the Pyrenees in a desperate attempt to escape the Nazis. According to the official version, Walter Benjamin did make it across the French-Spanish border successfully. But when he arrived in the Catalan town of Portbou, a sudden change in legislation impeded his entry into Spain and he was obliged to spend the night at a local hotel under the close vigilance of three guards, whose orders were to deport him the following morning. In utter despair, Benjamin took his own life, swallowing an overdose of morphine. The local doctor, however, declared it a natural death and Benjamin was given a Catholic burial in the municipal cemetery, under a wrong name. Did the doctor conceal some hidden cause of Benjamin´s death? Was there really a change of legislation? Was Walter Benjamin aware that Portbou was a pro-Franco town virtually occupied by the Nazis? This film reaches for answers among the suspicious circumstances of his death.
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Bibliographic Information
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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DVD
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DVD
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OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
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