Interface
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Harun Farocki was commissioned by the Lille Museum of Modern Art to produce a video 'about his work'. His creation was an installation for two screens that was presented within the scope for the 1995 exhibition The World of Photography. The work Schnittstelle developed out of that installation. Reflecting on Farocki's own documentary work, it examines the question of what it means to work with existing images rather than producing one's own, new images. The title plays on the double meaning of 'Schnitt', referring both to Farocki's workplace, the editing table, as well as the 'human-machine interface', where a person operates a computer using a keyboard and a mouse.
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Harun Farocki Director · Ingo Kratisch Cinematographer Max Reimann Editor
First release June 25, 1995 · Produced in France, Germany · Original title Schnittstelle
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Harun Farocki Filmproduktion
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France · Germany
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Original title
Schnittstelle
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 25, 1995
TV · 3sat
Germany · November 8, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
Thailand
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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