Auge / Maschine II (2002): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2002, Auge / Maschine II is a notable film directed by Harun Farocki, running about 15 minutes.

What it’s about. In Eye/Machine II, Farocki has brought together visual material from both military and civilian sectors, showing machines operating intelligently and what it is they see when working on the basis of image processing programs. The traditional man-machine distinction becomes reduced to "eye/machine"" where cameras are implanted into the machines as eyes. As a result of the Gulf War, the technology of warfare came to provide an innovative impulse, which boosted the development of civilian production. Farocki shows us computer simulated images looking like something out of science-fiction films: rockets steer towards islands set in a shining sea; apartment blocks are blown up; fighter aircraft fire at one another with rockets and defend themselves with virtual flares.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Auge / Maschine II page.