Absent [2015]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00005927
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Original Title
Absent
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Language
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan English
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Romania ; Switzerland ; United States of America : Lights On, 2015.
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Physical Description
HDD (72 min.)
Contents Summary
For over a hundred years, Mărculeşti was a vibrant Jewish agricultural and mercantile community in Bessarabia (now present-day Moldova). In July 1941, the village was the site of an unimaginable atrocity. Seventy-four years later, few speak honestly or completely about what happened. 'Absent' is a cinematic portrait of the ghost village of Mărculeşti, its current inhabitants, and their very complex relationship to their own history. Working entirely on location with a very small crew (and often without electricity), filmmaker Matthew Mishory documents one of Europe's poorest, most remote, and least-visited places. The result is a nuanced, complex, and unforgettable snapshot of a rural Moldovan village grappling with an unspeakable past and facing, in the context of global capitalism, a very uncertain future.
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 4203 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Absent [2015]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00005927
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
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Original Title
Absent
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Language
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan English
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Romania ; Switzerland ; United States of America : Lights On, 2015.
General Information
Physical Description
HDD (72 min.)
Contents Summary
For over a hundred years, Mărculeşti was a vibrant Jewish agricultural and mercantile community in Bessarabia (now present-day Moldova). In July 1941, the village was the site of an unimaginable atrocity. Seventy-four years later, few speak honestly or completely about what happened. 'Absent' is a cinematic portrait of the ghost village of Mărculeşti, its current inhabitants, and their very complex relationship to their own history. Working entirely on location with a very small crew (and often without electricity), filmmaker Matthew Mishory documents one of Europe's poorest, most remote, and least-visited places. The result is a nuanced, complex, and unforgettable snapshot of a rural Moldovan village grappling with an unspeakable past and facing, in the context of global capitalism, a very uncertain future.
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Genre
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
Digital Film
Item Type
Digital Film
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
FL Record 4203
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
Access Copy, MP4 format