We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire (1978): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1978, We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire is a documentary film directed by Guy Debord, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. A Latin palindrome is the title of Guy Debord's last film, in which he, as narrator, explains that he will make neither concessions to the tastes of his viewers nor to the dominant ideas of his day. After extensively insulting the audience that goes to the cinema to forget its heteronomous life, the film becomes autobiographical, using images from the world of spectacle: advertising brochures, clips from feature films (Les enfants du paradis), comics, aerial footage of Paris, tracking shots through Venice, photographs of friends – all commented on by Debord, with an at times melancholy undertone: "This Paris no longer exists." His assessment is that one of the great pleasures of his life has been the sensation of the passage of time, and as a witness to the disintegration of social order, he has loved his epoch.

Who’s in it. We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire stars Guy Debord as Narrator (uncredited).

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch We Spin Around the Night Consumed by the Fire page.

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