Industry and Photography (1979): cast, story & where to watch
1979 · Film
Released in 1979, Industry and Photography is a notable film directed by Harun Farocki.
What it’s about. Farocki frequently chooses a single news photo as his pretext. In his film he explains convincingly that 'learning from images' is not so much a question of having power over the image or a consistent subject-position towards the image, which would allow the filmmaker access to complete knowledge. Instead he insists on pursuing photography's separation of reference and discourse, by proving this to be a separation of the subject as well as a separation within the subject itself. [...] - Thomas Elsaesser
Where to watch. In CA you can rent or buy it from Tenk. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Industry and Photography page.
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- When was Industry and Photography released?
- Industry and Photography was released in 1979.