Chamisso’s Shadow
7.5
A three-chapter 720-minute cinematic exploration inspired by historical explorers like Adelbert von Chamisso. The film intertwines past and present travel experiences, using readings and visual materials to explore themes of cultural knowledge loss and change, drawing parallels to Chamisso’s “Wondrous Story” of Schlemihl and his shadow.
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Cast
12 people
Hanns Zischler
Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)
Known for
Munich
Black Island
Burghart Klaußner
Georg Wilhelm Steller (voice)
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Bettina Blickwede
Udo Bremer
Thomas Thieme
Captain James Cook (voice)
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Lives of Others
Tina Börner
Adelbert von Chamisso
Ulrike Ottinger
Herself (voice)
Also in
Laocoon & Sons: The Story of the Transformation of Esmeralda del Rio
Madame X – An Absolute Ruler
Yuliya Mishkinene
Marianna Morgovskaia
Daniel Saltzwedel
Jens Stubenrauch
Ulrike Ottinger Director · Bettina Blickwede Editor
United States release October 12, 2018 · Produced in Austria, Germany, Switzerland · Languages English, German, Russian
Production
Ulrike Oettinger Filmproduktion
Production
Vita Aktiva
Production
Austria · Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Chamissos Schatten
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Russian
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2016
Premiere
United States · October 12, 2018
Lithuania
November 3, 2016 · Scanorama Film Festival Vilnius
Poland
July 22, 2016 · Chapter One: Alaska and Aleutian Islands New Horizons Film Festival
Spain
July 2, 2016 · Parte I: Alaska Y Las Islas Aleutian Madrid subtitled version
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