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The Task of the Translator
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Experimental films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (10 min.)
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco Canyon Cinema 2024
- Summary:
- 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
- Credits:
- Lynne Sachs, filmmaker
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 1422277955
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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