{"id":24831,"date":"2021-06-17T11:17:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T09:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/event-reihe\/other-en\/filmreihe-schrecklich-schoen-24831\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T11:55:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:55:08","slug":"terrible-beauty-film-series","status":"publish","type":"event-sequence","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/event-reihe\/film-video-en\/terrible-beauty-film-series-24831\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrible Beauty film series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An elephant is an imposing creature \u2013 no wonder, that it has so often had the desires of humans projected onto it in films. There is no other animal that has been cast in such a variety of roles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its memory is proverbial, its communication system sophisticated, its roles diverse: the\u00a0Terrible Beauty<\/em> film series uses selected film examples to show how the elephant, the \u2018pachyderm\u2019 known and loved from TV and film, has always been a figure on which humans project their own interpretations and desires. A role which this striking animal not infrequently served was that of the embodiment of existing and outdated clich\u00e9s of an authentic, strong, wild, indomitable Africa \u2013 a different, foreign, exotic but all the more fascinating place. From African Queen<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Elephant Boy<\/em>, from\u00a0Hatari!<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0Light of Asia<\/em>: this film series, commentated on by elephant and film experts from four continents, presents the elephant as a cinematic protagonist in a wide variety of configurations \u2013 sometimes clich\u00e9-laden, sometimes struggling to leave the clich\u00e9s behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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The programme\u00a0<\/strong>comprises a total of around 20 documentaries, animated and feature films related to the themes of the exhibition and with a focus on elephant and human. The films are a mix of classics, historical discoveries and contemporary productions from Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Around half of the films are suitable for a family audience, and are particularly aimed at children and young people. Each film will be screened in its original format with subtitles and\/or with live interpretation. Each screening will begin with a five- to ten-minute, specially produced\u00a0Eye-to-Eye<\/em> introduction given by a person with a particular connection to the film. For example, in addition to international film experts, we have invited a South African ranger to introduce the film which was shot in \u2018his\u2019 national reserve, and a Tamil salesperson from Berlin, having watched Chandani and Her Elephant<\/em>, will offer reflections on biographical parallels between herself and the film\u2019s protagonist.<\/p>\n

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Further films and screening times from November will be published shortly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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