Tide Table
The film sees a businessman (the Soho Eckstein figure from Kentridge's earlier films) standing on a hotel balcony watching the waves. Time passes, as the sea rolls back andforth in endless repetitions. We as viewers observed from his point of view. Then the scene shifts to a large drawing of a man, still in his business suit but now alternately sleeping and reading a newspaper at the water's edge in a deck chair. The drawing is folded into a series of images that provide a visual mediation on time's passage, on industry, on ildeness. Kentridge's work is often densely allusive, and here the film alludes to the Old Testament. The artist expressedly indicates that biblical accounts has informed his thinking. It is what he refers to as being 'over-determined' in that the motif arises from several distinct sets of meaning.
TMDB
6.5/10
1 votes
- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
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- Language
- No Language
Release dates
South AfricaZA
- Premiere1 Jan 2003
Frequently asked questions
- When was Tide Table released?
- Tide Table was released on 1 January 2003.
- Where can I watch Tide Table online?
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for Tide Table?
- No verified Hindi trailer for Tide Table is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of Tide Table?
- Tide Table holds a 6.5/10 audience score from 1 votes.
- Who directed Tide Table?
- Tide Table (2003) was directed by William Kentridge.
- How long is Tide Table?
- Tide Table runs for 9m.
